Sachsen Palace

Elbe River Frauenkirche Medieval Market Sachsen Palace Saxony Rulers Semper Opera Striezelmarkt Weihnachtsmarkt

Sachsen Palace

 

Sachsen Palace

 

Roman Catholic church built when the King wished to also be the King of Poland

 

 

 

 

 

newly reconstructed portion of the Palace

 

slanting windows due to the spiral staircase

 

Part of the Sachsen Palace facing the Elbe river

 

portion built by King Albert

 

Frauenkirche in the background

More Photos of the Frauenkirche

 

sculpture on the Elbe embankment

 

Dresden's luxury hotel in part of the Palace

 

the hotel rooms

 

Christmas Stollen for sale

 

riding the turkey


Zwinger Palace

 

 

on a rainy December day in 2004

 

 

one of the objects from the Porcelain Museum

 

The story of Dresden's destruction and rebuild

February 1945 destroyed in English-American bombing

May 1945  Soviet Army captured the city from the Nazi

Later in 1945 the New Democratic government along with the Soviet Army start to rebuilt

1945 - 1961 the workers rebuild the old glory of the Zwinger Palace


 

Mural of the Saxony Rulers

Detail Photos of this Mural

 

bridge over the Elbe

More Photos from the Elbe river

 

boat tours on the Elbe river are popular


Elbe River Frauenkirche Medieval Market Sachsen Palace Saxony Rulers Semper Opera Striezelmarkt Weihnachtsmarkt

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