Albrechtsberg Palace – A Prussian Prince's Dresden Refuge
Amidst my gentle Elbe slopes rises a structure of sublime beauty: Albrechtsberg Palace. This late Neoclassical gem, constructed between…
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A Young Gaze Upon the World – Erich Kästner in Dresden
how many sons and daughters have I raised, but few have described me with as much warmth and nostalgia as Erich Kästner. In "When I Was a Little…
The Academy of Fine Arts – A Jewel of My Silhouette
Ah, my dear guests, allow me to introduce one of my brightest gems: the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden! Since its founding in 1764, it has…
Art at Every Turn – A Greeting from Your City, Dresden
Know this, my dear visitors: it is well worth strolling through my streets at a leisurely pace, with eyes wide open. Oh, what treasures of art…
A tale of my Hunting Lodge Grillenburg
Know this, my dear visitors: there exist places where a ruler’s burdens dissolve like autumn leaves upon the wind. Such was the purpose…
I call upon Thee – Spring is Near!
Oh, my dear visitors, can you feel it? The icy breath of winter retreats, making way for a gentle breeze that whispers to the first buds, calling them to awaken. My cobbled…
My Glowing Jewel: The Hofkirche in the Light of the Setting Sun
Ah, dear wanderer, dost thou behold it? The golden glow that caresses my ancient stones, the warm embrace of the sinking sun upon my hallowed walls? This is my moment of…
My Ingenious Alchemist: Johann Friedrich Böttger
Come forth, dear traveler, and lend thine ear, for I, Dresden, shall tell thee of a man whose fate was as wondrous as it was tragic.…
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