Dresden sights

18 kilometers of lovely cultural landscape. The 18th and 19th century cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley extends some 18-km along the river from Übigau Palace and Ostragehege fields in the north...

Saxon history portrayed on 102 m of porcelain. The 102 m cavalcade on the north wall of the long corridor includes almost 100 larger-than-life figures. Alongside members of the nobility, military figur...

Ancient splendour brought back to life. Essential parts of the castle of Saxonian rulers have their origins in the 16th century. Besides the splendid rooms, which are still in the renovation phase, the...

Residence of the rulers of Saxony. The former residence of the Wettin dynasty is a real gem of German palace architecture. After 1547, a castle which had been converted several times was transformed in...

An ancient fairy tale. I entered this sanctum, and my sense of amazement transcended every conception that I had ever previously had." This is how Goethe described his impression of Dresden's Zwinger, ...

"New Dresden" on the left-hand side of the Elbe was so named after "Old Dresden" on the right-hand side of the Elbe burnt down in 1685 and was rebuilt as the "New City by Dresden". Nowadays, what is m...

Particularly romantic at sunset: the "Balkon Europas". Owing to its serene, baroque elegance, it combines courtly-feudal aspects with modern urbanity. People can stroll around and enjoy the city, which...

Green lung and playground of the Dresdeners. The biggest park of the town is very close to the town centre. It began its days in 1676 as electoral hunting ground. The population of Dresden has had acce...

Gottfried Semper's masterpiece has been rebuilt several times. After the first Semper opera house burnt down in 1869, the second royal court theatre was built from 1871-78 on the same spot, again desig...