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Semperbau mit Zwinger
Theaterpl. 1
}0351 49 14 20 00; www.skd-dresden.de
This rectangular Baroque complex surrounding a geometric garden will make you yearn for petticoats and parasols with sev…
Residenzschloss Dresden
Taschenberg 2
}0351 49 14 20 00; www.skd.museum
Originally built as a residential palace for Saxony’s Wettin dynasty of electors (you can see their portraits and busts …
Frauenkirche
Neumarkt
}0351 65 60 61 00; www.frauenkirche-dresden.de
In 1945, Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) was blown to tiny pieces by British and American firebombs. Originally left i…
Katholische Hofkirche
Schlosspl.
}0351 48 44 47 12; www.kathedrale-dresden.de
The Katholische Hofkirche (the Catholic Court Cathedral) adjoins the Residenzschloss. Though destroyed in 1945, it was r…
Albertinum
Georg-Treu-Pl. 2
}0351 49 14 97 31; www.skd.museum
In case you forget that Dresden was the home of the early Modernist super-group “Die Brücke,” the Albertinum will remind…
Dreikönigskirche (Church of the Magi)
Hauptstr. 23
}0351 898 51 30
Only the original clock and bell tower, designed in 1730, survived the 1945 Dresden firebombing, but a new structure has…
Canaletto Blick
North bank of the Elbe
}0351 26 35 73 74; www.blicke-auf-dresden.de
During your stay in Dresden, one question that’ll keep nagging is, “Wait, if none of this crap’s original, how does it c…