Dresden was the capital of the Saxon Kingdom. Dresden has been likened to Florence, Italy for its majestic architecture and art. Late in WWII British and American forces bombed the old city, some say for revenge of the German bombings of London, others say to break down morale to speed up capitulation of the Nazi government. The architecture is being restored using Renaissance paintings as guides.
Dreden Palace of Saxon Kings
Tile Mural of the Kings of Saxony seemed about the length of a football field
Zwinger Palace
Kunstakademie, Academy of Fine Arts
Kunstakademie, Academy of Fine Arts
Martin Luther’s statue stands in front of the Frauen Kirche, the largest Lutheran church in Europe, rebuilt from rubble of the WWII bombing of Dresden
The statue of Martin Luther was created in 1886 and miraculously still stood after the WWII bombing of Dresden
Modeled after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, connecting two palaces
A closeup of the cherub on Dresden’s Bridge of Sighs
Even though we had no time to visit Dresden’s museums, I was able to make a panorama of theis very persuasive banner
My montage, giving dramatic light to the beautiful architecture