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A participant in a protest organized by the "Citizens' Initiative for a Potsdam without a Garrison Church" holds a sign showing the Garrison Church in the shape of an imperial eagle at the opening of the church's tower in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

A participant in a protest organized by the "Citizens' Initiative for a Potsdam without a Garrison Church" holds a sign showing the Garrison Church in the shape of an imperial eagle at the opening of the church's tower in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, patron of the reconstruction project, speaks at the opening ceremony for the tower of the Garrison Church in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, patron of the reconstruction project, speaks at the opening ceremony for the tower of the Garrison Church in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Participants in a protest by the "Citizens' Initiative for a Potsdam without a Garrison Church" stand in front of the building with signs to mark the opening of the tower of the Garrison Church in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Participants in a protest by the "Citizens' Initiative for a Potsdam without a Garrison Church" stand in front of the building with signs to mark the opening of the tower of the Garrison Church in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Passers-by walk in front of the tower of the Garrison Church in the city center in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)

Passers-by walk in front of the tower of the Garrison Church in the city center in Potsdam, Germany, Thursday Aug. 22, 2024. (Christoph Soeder/dpa via AP)