The Dresden Elbe Valley cultural landscape

Dresden is a cultural centre in Germany having influenced the development of European culture. It enhanced international styles and examples to an own identity and cityscape. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 464 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cultural landscape Elbe valley Dresden Elbe Valley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 464 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Cultural landscape Elbe valley Dresden Elbe Valley Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital... View over the river meadows and Dresden The Dresden Elbe Valley is a World Heritage Site in Dresden, Germany. ... For other uses, see Dresden (disambiguation). ...

The Culture in Dresden is seeking to regain the kind of cultural importance it held from the 19th century up until the 1920s when it was a centre of both fine and visual arts, architecture and music. During that period, famous artists such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Otto Dix, Oskar Kokoschka, Richard Strauss, Gottfried Semper and Gret Palucca were active in the city. Dresden also is home to several important art collections, world-famous musical ensembles and significant buildings from various architectural periods, many of which were rebuilt after the destruction of the Second World War. Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (May 6, 1880 – June 15, 1938) was a German expressionist painter and one of the founders of the artists group Die Brücke or The Bridge. ... Otto Dix (December 2, 1891 - July 25, 1969) was a German painter and printmaker. ... Oskar Kokoschka (March 1, 1886-February 22, 1980) was an Austrian artist and poet of Czech origin, best known for his intense expressionistic portraits and landscapes. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ... Gottfried Semper Gottfried Semper (1803-1879) was a German architect, art critic, and professor of architecture, who designed and built the Semper Oper in Dresden between 1838 and 1841. ... Gret Palucca (8 January 1902 in München; † 22. ...

Nowadays Dresden attracts international artists like Fabio Luisi, Daniel Libeskind and Norman Foster again to work in and for the cultural life of the city. Fabio Luisi (born Genoa 1959) is an Italian conductor. ... Daniel Libeskind in front of his extension to the Denver Art Museum. ... The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ...

Theatre

The stage of the Saxon State Opera

The Saxon State Opera is one of the most important cultural group in Dresden. It is descended from the opera company of the former electors of Saxony. The company opened its own opera house, the Semperoper (named after its architect) in 1842. In particular, many of the operas by Richard Strauss were premiered at the Saxon State Opera. Opera performances are popular and are often sold out months in advance. Image File history File linksMetadata Dresden_Semperopera. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Dresden_Semperopera. ... Semper Oper in Dresden The Semper Oper (German: Semperoper) or Saxon State Opera Dresden (Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden) is an opera house in Dresden, Germany, and is one of the most famous in the world. ... This article is about the German composer of tone-poems and operas. ...

The State Theatre Dresden runs a number of smaller theatres. The theatre at the Zwinger is the largest theatre of dramatic art in Dresden. A smaller theatre is located in the Dresden castle.

The Dresden State Operetta is the only independent operetta in Germany. Due to the destruction of the inner city in 1945, it was built in Leuben on the outskirts of Dresden. It is not owned by the Free State (as the name of the ensemble suggests) but the city. The Operetta is currently undergoing a move to the center of the city.

Other theatres are:

• The Herkuleskeule (Hercules' club), an important site in the German-speaking political cabaret
• The Theater der Jungen Generation (Theatre of the Young Generation), running modern interpretations of plays in the context of present social problems and issues
• Many small theatres like "Das Societätstheater" or "die Bühne" are run by private cultural societies

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Musical ensembles

The "Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden" is the orchestra of the Saxon State Opera and was founded in 1548. It is one of the oldest orchestras and is known as Strauss-Orchestra. Nevertheless the musical ensemble was also moulded by Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner conducting the orchestra. The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Engl: Saxon State Orchestra Dresden) is an orchestra based in Dresden, Germany. ... Carl Maria von Weber Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst, Freiherr von Weber (November 18, 1786 in Eutin, Holstein – June 5, 1826 in London, England) was a German composer, conductor, pianist and critic, one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. ... Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was an influential German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ...

The Kreuzchor (Choir of The Cross) is a boy's choir. It consists of pupils of the Kreuzschule, which is a grammar school today; the Kreuzchor is the choir of the Kreuzkirche. Choir, church and school were first mentioned in the 13th century and are as old as the city of Dresden. The "Dresdner Kapellknaben" (which are not related to the Staatskapelle) are the choir of the Catholic cathedral.

The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra is the orchestra of the city of Dresden. It was founded in 1870, called the Gewerbehausorchestra, and renamed in 1915. The Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra (German: Dresdner Philharmonie) is an orchestra in Dresden, Germany. ...

The Dresdner Sinfoniker are a symphony orchestra and newcomers to the international musical ensembles in Dresden. The orchestra was founded in 1996 and became famous for its crossover of classic and modern music and for its cooperation with the Pet Shop Boys dubbing The Battleship Potemkin film and releasing the album of that name. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In music, crossover is a term used to describe material borrowed from a different style or genre and whose popularity crosses the considered boundaries of styles or genres. ... The capitalization of song titles in this article may be disputed. ... The Battleship Potemkin (Russian: , ), sometimes rendered as The Battleship Potyomkin, is a 1925 silent film directed by Sergei Eisenstein and produced by Mosfilm. ... Battleship Potemkin is a 2005 album of electronic and orchestral music written by Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe from Pet Shop Boys. ...

In Summer 2006, as part of Dresden's 800th Anniversary celebrations, the Pet Shop Boys performed together with the symphony on the pedestrian mall at Prager Strasse. The back drop for the performance was a GDR-era concrete apartment block upon which a light show was displayed.

Museums, presentations and collections

"Moor with emerald plate" in the Grünes Gewölbe which is the former royal Schatzkammer or treasury

Dresden hosts the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections) which is one of the world's most important museums and collections. The art collections consist of eleven museums of which the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister and the Grünes Gewölbe are the best known. The art collection is owned by the Free State of Saxony and mostly uses the Zwinger Palace and Dresden Castle. Some of the museums, such as the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon, exhibit art within the context of technology, such as precious globes, measuring equipment and chronographs which are artistically formed and perfect in function. Image File history File links Mohr_mit_Smaragdstufe_Grünes_Gewölbe_Dresden. ... Image File history File links Mohr_mit_Smaragdstufe_Grünes_Gewölbe_Dresden. ... Schatzkammer in German translates as Treasury (Chamber/Vault). ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Aerial view of the the Museum at Zwinger Palace The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery) is an art gallery locate in the Zwinger Palace and Semper Building in Dresden, Germany. ... Pretiosensaal in 1904 The Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, Germany is a museum that contains the largest collection of treasures in Europe. ...

Other museums and collections owned by the Free State of Saxony in Dresden are:

• The Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte (State Museum of Prehistory)
• The Staatliche Naturhistorische Sammlungen Dresden (State Collection of Natural History)
• The Museum für Völkerkunde Dresden (Museum of Ethnology)
• The "Universitätssammlung Kunst + Technik" (Collection of Art and Technology of the Dresden University of Technology)
• Verkehrsmuseum Dresden (Transport Museum)

The Deutsche Hygiene-Museum was found for mass education in hygiene, health, human biology and medicine. It stood in context of the Dresden industry of medicine and hygiene products and was founded by the industrialist Karl August Lingner, who produced Odol hygiene products. The museum's Transparent Woman, showing the organs of human beings as a see-through sculpture, became world famous. Dresden also hosts the Military Historical Museum of the Bundeswehr in the former garrison in the Albertstadt.

The former convention house of the farmer's estate (called the Landhaus) is now home of the Dresden City Museum, which exhibits a collection of historical objects and has a smaller collection of paintings. The city has some museums specialising in artists who lived in the city (for example the "Carl Maria von Weber Museum" and the Kügelgenhaus. Another museum, the Technische Sammlungen (Technical Collection) was established in the Pentacon building, the old factory where Praktika cameras were once built. The collection includes historic cameras, computing technology and entertainment technology. In several different regions of medieval Europe, and continuing in some countries[] down to the present day, the estates of the realm were broad divisions of society, usually distinguishing nobility, clergy, and commoners; this last group was, in some regions, further divided into burghers (also known as bourgeoisie) and peasants. ... A Landtag (Diet) is a representative assembly, with some legislative authority, of a political entity called Land (i. ...

Architecture

Although Dresden is often said to be a Baroque city, its architecture is influenced by more than one style. Other eras of importance are the Renaissance and Historism as well as the contemporary styles of Modernism and Postmodernism. Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Historicism is a term which applies to a number of theories of culture or historical development which place the greatest weight on two factors: that there is an organic succession of developments, that local conditions and peculiarities influence the results in a decisive way It can be contrasted with reductionist... For Modernism in an American context, see American modernism. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated as Pomo or PoMo) is a term used in a variety of contexts to describe social conditions, movements in the arts, economic and social conditions and scholarship from the perspective that there is a definable and differentiable period after the modern, or that the 20th century can...

Royal household

Bridge at the Kronentor (crowned gate) of the Zwinger Palace.

The royal buildings are among the most impressive buildings in Dresden. The Dresden castle was once the home of the royal household. The wings of the building have been renewed, built upon and restored many times. Due to this segued integration of styles, the castle is made up of elements of the Renaissance, Baroque and Classicist styles. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1812, 838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1812, 838 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Dresden Castle in 1900 The Dresden castle is one of the oldest constructions in Dresden and has been the residence castle of the saxony electors (1547-1806) and kings (1806-1918). ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Block quote For other uses, see Baroque (disambiguation). ... Classicism door in Olomouc, The Czech Republic Teatr Wielki in Warsaw Church La Madeleine in Paris Classicism, in the arts, refers generally to a high regard for classical antiquity, as setting standards for taste which the classicist seeks to emulate. ...

The Zwinger Palace is just on the other side of the road from the castle. It was built on the old stronghold of the city and was converted to a centre for the royal art collections and a place to hold festivals. Its gate (surmounted by a golden crown) by the moat is a very famous part of the building. Aerial view of the Zwinger Palace The Zwinger Palace in Dresden, is a major German landmark. ...

Another famous site is also on the former city wall: Brühl's Terrace was a gift to Heinrich, count von Brühl and became an ensemble of buildings. It was opened to the public in the 19th century; previously the whole area was closed off for the nobility. The ensemble includes the Albertinum, the Ständehaus and the Secundogenitur (home of the second son of the electors and kings). The Terrace on the right as looking around 1900. ... Heinrich, count von Brühl (August 13, 1700 – October 28, 1763), German statesman at the court of Saxony, was the son of Johann Moritz von Brühl, a noble who held the office of Oberhofmarschall at the small court of Sachsen-Weissenfels. ... The big building to the right, north, is the Albertinum. ...

The Dresden Elbe Valley.

August the Strong was very impressed by Venice with its Canal Grande and decided to model the Dresden Elbe Valley on this example using the Elbe's ample bends. Nevertheless he initiated the creation of a cultural landscape which has been a World Heritage Site since 2004 and which differs from the Canal Grande with its meadows and forested yards. This landscape hosts vineyards not far away from the inner city. The World Heritage Site passes through almost the whole city. Due to conflicts involving a modern bridge to be built across the river at a sensitive spot, the site has been added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (7083x1776, 2381 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (7083x1776, 2381 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... View over the river meadows and Dresden The Dresden Elbe Valley is a World Heritage Site in Dresden, Germany. ... The Grand Canal in Venice, Italy The Grand Canal (italian: Canal Grande) is Venices largest waterway. ... View over the river meadows and Dresden The Dresden Elbe Valley is a World Heritage Site in Dresden, Germany. ... The Dresden Elbe Valley World Heritage Site is according to the UNESCO an outstanding example of land use, representing an exceptional development of a major Central-European city having almost half a million inhabitants // [edit] Cultural landscape is defined as the human-modified environment, including fields, houses, church, highways, planted...

Pillnitz Castle was built as a summer residence in the style of Chinoiserie alongside the Elbe on the southern side and the slopes and vineyards on the other. Pillnitz Pillnitz is a city quarter of Dresden, Germany. ... Chinoiserie refers to an artistic style which reflects Chinese influence and is characterized through the use of elaborate decoration and intricate patterns. ...

Sacral buildings

The Hofkirche

The Hofkirche was the church of the royal household. August the Strong, who wanted to became King of Poland, was forced to convert to the Catholic religion, as the Polish king had to be Catholic. At that time Dresden was strictly Protestant. August the Strong ordered the building of the Hofkirche (1739 to 1755) to establish a sign of religious importance in Dresden. The church is the cathedral "Sanctissimae Trinitatis" since 1980. The staggered facade is completed by two balustrades that are decorated width 74 statues of saints. The church hosts the crypt of the Wettin Dynasty. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1962x1599, 347 KB) Description: Dresden. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1962x1599, 347 KB) Description: Dresden. ... Katholische Hofkirche is a Roman Catholic Church, located in the Altstadt in the heart of Dresden, in east Germany. ... Poland was ruled by dukes (c. ... The Wettin dynasty of German counts, dukes, Prince Electors (Kurfürsten) and kings ruled the area of todays German state of Saxony for more than 800 years as well as holding for a time the kingship of Poland. ...

The Frauenkirche was build almost contemporaneously by the citizens of Dresden between 1726 and 1743. It is said to be the greatest cupola building in Central and North Europe. Furthermore, the Frauenkirche is the largest church in Dresden, leading Dresden to be one of the few places where a cathedral is not the largest Christian sacral building. The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in Venice is said to be an archetype for the Frauenkirche whose cupola firstly was planned to be a timber construction. In that era of the Dresden architecture style was enormously inspired by Venice and Florence especially by the landmarks in northern Italy. The Dresden Frauenkirche in October 2005, only two weeks prior to its reconsecration and opening to the public. ... Central Europe The Alpine Countries and the Visegrád Group (Political map, 2004) Central Europe is the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe. ... Northern Europe is a name for the northern part of the European continent. ... The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute (Basilica of St Mary of Health/Salvation), commonly known simply as the Salute, is one of the largest churches of Venice and has the status of a minor basilica. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venezsia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Florence (Italian: ) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany, Italy. ...

The Kreuzkirche is another main church of the Protestants and is according to the location the oldest church of Dresden. The community of the Frauenkirche, which is in fact a few years older, is a former outskirt of the city. The Kreuzkirche has often been destroyed by conflagration and wars. The preserved style of architecture is that of the baroque edition supplemented by the elements of the Art Nouveau. Poster by Alfons Mucha Vitebsk Railway Station one of the finest examples of Art Nouveau architecture. ...

Contemporary architecture

The „Palace of Culture“ in context of the historic castle

Dresden has been an important site for the development of contemporary architecture for centuries, and this trend has naturally extended into the 20th and 21st centuries. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x675, 459 KB) Kulturpalast (culture palace) in Dresden/Germany creator:Thomas Richter/user:THOMAS date: 2006-08-11 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (900x675, 459 KB) Kulturpalast (culture palace) in Dresden/Germany creator:Thomas Richter/user:THOMAS date: 2006-08-11 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This...

The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum was built during the transition from Historicism to Modernism

Historicist buildings made their presence felt on the cityscape until the 1920s. One of the youngest buildings of that era is the Hygiene-Museum, which is designed in an impressively monumental style but employs plain facades and simple structures. It is often but wrongly attributed to the Bauhaus school. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 499 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2048x1536, 499 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Historicism is a term which applies to a number of theories of culture or historical development which place the greatest weight on two factors: that there is an organic succession of developments, that local conditions and peculiarities influence the results in a decisive way It can be contrasted with reductionist... For the British goth band, see Bauhaus (band). ...

New Terrace (the Saxon State Parliament, the Erlweinspeicher and the Congress Center)

The architectural plans of the National Socialist regime were not realised. As in Berlin, where Nazi architects planned the monumental restructuring of the city as "Germania, Capital of the World", large-scale buildings next to the Großer Garten park were meant to establish Dresden as a subsidiary, regional capital. Some of the contemporary buildings were found to be "un-German". Among them is the famous Kugelhaus (Globe House) which was torn down. Along with the older construction many modern buildings were destroyed in the Second World War. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2505x1926, 959 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2505x1926, 959 KB) Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... The Nazi Party, (German: , or NSDAP, English: National Socialist German Workers Party), was a political party in Germany between 1920 and 1945. ... Grosser Garten (German spelling Großer Garten) is a large Baroque garden in Hanover, part of the heritage of the Kings of Hanover. ...

Most of the present cityscape of Dresden was built up after 1945, a mix of reconstructed or repaired old buildings and new buildings of the modern and postmodern styles of the second half of the 20th century.

Under the German Democratic Republic, from 1945 and 1990, Dresden was planned and reconstituted as a model socialist city. Streets were arranged to keep chimneys of the industry in sight. Wide streets and squares were cut into the landscape. Central public spaces, such as the Altmarkt, were surrounded by neoclassical Socialist Realist structures of relatively high quality. Other structures were built with less sensitivity toward their historic or geographic context. (for example the housing block at Prager Straße) of industrial housing construction. Other buildings, including the Kulturpalast or the Centrum-Warenhaus (a large department store), represent the international style. Much of the new public architecture was influenced by public outcry and protest; the Kulturpalast, for example, was first planned as monumental tower like the Warsaw Palace of Culture and Science but arranged in a flatter form in context of the historic buildings. The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1927) The Weissenhof Estate in Stuttgart, Germany (1930) The International style was a major architectural trend of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Palace of Culture and Science A statue holding a book of Marx, Engels, and Lenin, with the name Stalin plastered over The Palace of Culture and Science (Polish: PaÅ‚ac Kultury i Nauki, also abbreviated PKiN) in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland and the worlds 164th tallest...

After 1990 and German reunification, new styles emerged. The Saxon State Parliament was under construction until 1993 and uses the old part of the former financial ministry in combination with a new wing of glass and steel in classic modern style. It represents the beginning of the so-called New Terrace (extending Bruel's Terrace). The youngest building of that ensemble alongside the river Elbe is the International Congress Center Dresden which is a postmodern building mirroring motifs of the historic terrace and of the Elbe landscape.

The New Synagogue

The New Synagogue, at the other end of the old city, is another award-winning contemporary structure. Built almost completely of stone, its vertical edges are sloped, to reflect Jewish religious practices. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1400x672, 995 KB) Description: Dresden, Synagoge 03 Source: eigene Fotografie, 18. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1400x672, 995 KB) Description: Dresden, Synagoge 03 Source: eigene Fotografie, 18. ...

The locally controversial UFA-Palast

The nearby UFA-Kristallpalast cinema is a recent design by the firm Coop Himmelb(l)au. With its tall cube of class it is one of the largest deconstructivist buildings in Germany. Another deconstructivist project been planned for Dresden by Daniel Libeskind: the military history museum in the classicist Arsenal building which is currently under reconstruction. Libeskind has designed an arrow breaking through the building in the direction of the inner city, symbolising the flight formations during the bombardment of Dresden 1945—appropriate to the context of the military museum that has existed in that building since 1918. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 267 KB) Dresden, Germany: UFA Cinema Center Architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Coop Himmelblau ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1024x768, 267 KB) Dresden, Germany: UFA Cinema Center Architects: Coop Himmelb(l)au Photographed by Andreas Praefcke, 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Coop Himmelblau ... UFA-Palast in Dresden Groninger Museum, in the Netherlands Arteplage in Biel/Bienne from Expo. ... Libeskinds Imperial War Museum North in Manchester comprises three apparently intersecting curved volumes. ... Daniel Libeskind in front of his extension to the Denver Art Museum. ...

The roof of the Dresden Hauptbahnhof

Norman Foster is responsible for the last acts of the reconstruction of the Dresden Hauptbahnhof train station. He designed a new teflon roof using the old steel girders and a new glass cupola of the entrance hall. The large white housetop is a unique landmark that can be seen from many positions on the slopes above the Elbe valley. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3888x2592, 4118 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (3888x2592, 4118 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... The restored Reichstag in Berlin, housing the German parliament. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

The Saxon State Library was build between 1998 and 2002 on the campus of the Technische Universität Dresden. It is mainly underground, with two cuboids rising up from under it. While the walls are of other substances, glass is used extensively in the roof portion of the building. The central reading room extends two stories underground. The Saxon State Library ( Sächsische Landesbibliothek), Dresden is one of the main archival centers of Germany. ... With 34,993 students (2006), Dresden University of Technology (DUT; German:Technische Universität Dresden, TU Dresden or simply TUD) is the largest institute of higher education in the city of Dresden, the largest university in Saxony and one of the 10 largest universities in Germany. ...

Technical buildings

View over the Blue Wunder Elbe bridge from the upper station of the Schwebebahn Dresden suspension railway

Dresden is also known for some technical buildings. Most of them were built in the second half of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. Two areas where there are technical buildings are Schillerplatz and Körnerplatz. These two places are named after Friedrich Schiller and Carl Theodor Körner and are connected by the "Blue Wonder" Elbe bridge. This bridge is one of the oldest cantilever truss bridges in Germany. It is often said to be called a Wonder because it spans the river without a pillar or due to its colour, which is sometimes said to have changed from green to blue. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1478 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1478 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... The Schwebebahn Dresden around 1920 The Schwebebahn Dresden is the oldest suspension railway - a kind of hanging monorail - in the world (1891/1900), in Dresden, Germany. ... Friedrich Schiller Schiller redirects here. ... Carl Theodore Korner Carl Theodor Körner (September 23, 1791 – August 26, 1813) was a German poet and soldier. ... Blaues Wunder The Blue Wonder (Ger. ... The cantilevered beam (green) projects from its supports (blue), balanced by the structure (red block), which supports the load (red arrow). ... A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight) which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. ...

Nearby, two cable railways connect Körnerplatz with two villa quarters. The Standseilbahn Dresden is a funicular railway which travels up 95 metres and connects the districts of Loschwitz and Weißer Hirsch. The Schwebebahn Dresden is the oldest suspension railway in the world and connects the lower and upper parts of Loschwitz. Cable railways are railways with very steep gradients and use stationary engines to haul the wagons up and down the hills. ... The Standseilbahn Dresden is a funicular railway in Dresden, Germany connecting the districts of Loschwitz and Weisser Hirsch near the Blue Wonder bridge . ... Loschwitz is a district of Dresden, Germany. ... The Schwebebahn Dresden around 1920 The Schwebebahn Dresden is the oldest suspension railway - a kind of hanging monorail - in the world (1891/1900), in Dresden, Germany. ...

The city planner Hans Erlwein designed some industrial buildings in the city centre. His storage building near the Semperoper is adapted to neighbouring buildings by a dissected roof. Another building planned by Hans Erlwein is the slaughterhouse complex. This location became famous thanks to the novel Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut. Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Childrens Crusade: A Duty Dance With Death is a 1969 novel by best-selling author Kurt Vonnegut. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ...

The Yenidze cigarette factory, built between 1908 and 1909

Another well-known technical building is the Yenidze which was built as a cigarette factory. Its architecture is greatly influenced by marketing and orientally designed in an Oriental style to bring to mind the countries where tobacco comes from. Even the chimneys are styled like minarets. At the time it was built, its architecture was controversial but today it is a listed building. It is used as offices. Image File history File links Dresden_Yenidze. ... Image File history File links Dresden_Yenidze. ... An image of the building Yenidze is the name of a former cigarette factory building in Dresden, Germany. ... Minarets (Arabic manara منارة, but more usually مئذنة) are distinctive architectural features of Islamic mosques. ... Buckingham Palace, a Grade I listed building. ...

The Saloppe waterworks on the Elbe river bank extracts water running down from the Dresdner Heide

The Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz is the city TV tower. It is 252 metres high and towers 373 metres above the valley. It has an output of 120 MW and was built between 1927 and 1930 on a slope of the valley. The difference in altitude is about 143 metres. The energy capacity given by the volume of the upper basin is about 560 MW·h. This power station reloads its capacity overnight and produces electricity during the day. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1087 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1087 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create... The Television tower and the village Wachwitz next to the Elbe The Fernsehturm Dresden-Wachwitz is a TV tower in Dresden, Germany. ... Fernsehturm (TV tower) in Berlin, Germany A television tower or TV tower is tower equipped with antennas for broadcasting FM radio and television signals. ...

There are also several waterworks in the city. Most of them use water from the Elbe river. One of the oldest waterworks is the "Saloppe", which extracts fresh water from small rivers in the Dresdner Heide forest.

Bridges

Marienbrücke

The place of the Augustusbrücke between Altstadt and Neustadt in the centre of the city is the location of the oldest bridges in Dresden. A bridge at that place is already reported in the 13th century. Also reported are the plural demolitions of that bridges in floods of the past as appeared the last time yet in the march floods of 1845. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x656, 145 KB) Beschreibung:  Die Marienbrücke Dresdens von der Aussichtsplattform der Frauenkirche aus fotografiert. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (960x656, 145 KB) Beschreibung:  Die Marienbrücke Dresdens von der Aussichtsplattform der Frauenkirche aus fotografiert. ...

The first bridge passed by the river is the Loschwitzer Brücke (famously known as Blaues Wunder, see above). The Albertbrücke at the border of the inner city is some kilometre downstream. The following bridges Carolabrücke, Augustusbrücke and Marienbrücke are in short distances.

The Marienbrücke is divided into a road/tram bridges and a railway bridge. It connects the two train station of most importance in Dresden Hauptbahnhof and Dresden-Neustadt railway station on the historic Leipzig-Dresdner railway and is aslike the Carolabridge which hosts four lines of an important road and an extra double-track of the tram. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Aerial view of the station The Dresden-Neustadt railway station (german: Bahnhof Dresden-Neustadt) is the second largest train station in Dresden and one of the largest train station in Saxony. ...

The equestrian sculpture of August the Strong.

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1152x1536, 327 KB) Picture taken by Christian Koehn (fragwürdig) Date: August 29, 2005. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1152x1536, 327 KB) Picture taken by Christian Koehn (fragwürdig) Date: August 29, 2005. ... Reign From 1697, until 1706 and from 1709, until February 1, 1733 Elected In 1697 in Wola, today suburb of Warsaw, Poland Coronation On September 15, 1697 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Wettin Parents John George III Wettin Anne Sophie Consorts  ? Children August III Sas Maurice...

Sculptures, monuments and fountains

There are about 300 fountains and springs in Dresden were they are often placed in parks or on squares. The wells only serve in a decorative function since there is a fresh water system in Dresden.

The Artesian aquifer at Albertplatz is the only spring in Dresden that is run all-the-year due to its warm water. It was planned to produce fresh water for the Neustadt districts. About 3,900 litres per hour are flowing upwards the 240 metre depth well naturally by pressure. Geological strata giving rise to an Artesian well. ...

A lot of the springs in Dresden are historic monuments like the "Nymphenbad" in the Zwinger or the "Cholerabrunnen". The "Cholerabrunnen" was founded by Eugen von Gutschmid in thanks that Dresden was untroubled by the cholera epidemics in the 1940s years. Cholera (frequently called Asiatic cholera or epidemic cholera) is a severe diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. ...

The "Nymphenbad" in the Zwinger.

Springs and fountains are also elements in contemporary cityspaces: Modern springs are arranged along the Prager Straße. Due to their styles of fountain, they are called "blowballs". The springs alongside the Hauptbahnhof train station are above the glass ceiling of a underground parking. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 892 KB) Desription: Nymphenbad im Zwinger Dresden Source: fotografiert am 15. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1632x1224, 892 KB) Desription: Nymphenbad im Zwinger Dresden Source: fotografiert am 15. ...

The most famous sculpture in Dresden is the golden equestrian sculpture of August the Strong called the "Goldener Reiter" (Golden Cavalier) on the Neustädter Markt square. It shows August at the beginning of the Hauptstraße (Main street) on its way to Warsaw where he was King of Poland in personal union. Another sculpture is the memorial of Martin Luther in front of the Frauenkirche. Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ...

Others

• Kunsthofpassage in the Outer Neustadt
• Dresden Fair Ground in the New Slaughterhouses in the Ostragehege
• Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion and Heinz-Steyer-Stadion
• The Old Slaughterhouses
• Pfunds Molkerei
• Gasometer in Reick

Gasometer at West Ham. ...

Cinemas and cinematics

There still a lot of small cinemas and theatres of cinematic arts offering a programme of cult films and current films of low budget or weak promotion that were selected by their cultural worth. Dresden also has a couple of Multiplex Cinemas of which the Rundkino is the oldest. The cinema build in a circular building is today out of order.

Dresden has been a centre in the production of animated films and of the optical cinematic techniques. The Dresden Filmfest hosts a contest of short subjects which is among the most endowed contests in Europe. Early American actor William Garwood starred in many short films many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ...

Lifestyle

Filmnächte am Elbufer − Film night at the Elbe river banks

Dresden's heterogeneous cityspace strongly influences the lifestyle of the city. Dresden can change from very urban to very rural in just a short distance. Dresden is renowned for its many events and concerts. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x659, 151 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1000x659, 151 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ...

The inner city is functionally split into a number of districts. The historic city centre serves as the most important tourist area and offers a variety of restaurants, bars, and pubs that are visited by tourists as well as the local inhabitants. The Seevorstadt, south of the historic town centre, is the most important shopping area in Dresden. It is crossed by the famous Prager Straße shopping street with large department stores and smaller shops. The intersection with the Altmarkt, which is the oldest market place in Dresden, extend this shopping area into the town centre. The Seevorstadt, with the main station and an important tram hub within a short distance, is also a very urban area of Dresden. The Neustadt is divided into the touristy Inner Neustadt and the Outer Neustadt. The Inner Neustadt offers a cornucopia of restaurants and retail shopping as well as important cultural institutions. The Outer Neustadt features importantly in Dresden night life. The Outer Neustadt is the centre of subcultural and youth culture in Dresden with many clubs, bars, small stages, and alternative culture institutions.

The Saxon Switzerland is not far away from Dresden - its rock formations can be seen from some positions in Dresden

Dresden is awash with green during the spring and summer. The huge parks and the long Elbe meadows are used day and at night for sports, parties and cultural activities. Local recreation takes place in the nearby National Park of Saxon Switzerland, in the Ore Mountains and in the countryside around Moritzburg, which are all close by. The cultural landscape of the Dresden Elbe valley is a World Heritage site but also part of the everyday life of many inhabitants. The site crosses the city and is passed through by commuter traffic, used in leisure time and libed in by tens of thousands of residents. Bastei bridge The Saxon Switzerland is a mountainous climbing area and national park near the cultural and technological center of Dresden in the state of Saxony, Germany. ... Bastei bridge The Saxon Switzerland is a mountainous climbing area and national park near the cultural and technological center of Dresden in the state of Saxony, Germany. ... The Elbe valley of Dresden, Germany The Elbe valley is most often used as a term for the valley in which most quarters of Dresden are located. ... Elabana Falls is in Lamington National Park, part of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves World Heritage site in Queensland, Australia. ...

Dresden is a student city with its own infrastructure of event locations and cultural institutions. There are 16 student clubs in the Altstadt and Südvorstadt near the university.

Due to the Elbe river, rowing and canoeing are popular leisure activities in Dresden. Dresden is a chess centre and will be the host city of the Chess Olympiad in 2008. Night inline skating events are held every week in the summer. A coxless pair which is a sweep-oar boat. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... Chess is a recreational and competitive game for two players. ... The Chess Olympiad is a chess event which has been officially organised by FIDE since 1927 and takes place in even years. ... Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ...

Rural setting along the Elbe river

The style of housing can vary strongly within Dresden. In some cases old village cores are only a few minutes away from urban districts. The city centre is enormously different compared with the southern outskirts of the city. The Outer Neustadt, with the highest density of inhabitants, is just a kilometre away from the Dresdner Heide forest in the north. The large area in the south eastern corner and its outskirts are the most densely populated areas. Districts like Blasewitz or Striesen are covered with dotted housings and small garden areas around the houses. The Elbe slopes are covered with expensive villas. These contrast sharply with some areas such as the high-rise concrete blocks such as those in Gorbitz where living standards are low. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1028 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (2592x1944, 1028 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Dresden ... Schillerplatz in Blasewitz around 1910 Blasewitz is a historical part of Dresden, Germany in the eastern center of the city, by the bridge Blue Wonder (Blaues Wunder) south of the river Elbe. ...

External links

• Official website
• Dresden State Art Collections
• Semper opera house
• Dixieland Jazz Festival
• German Hygiene Museum