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Discover Altstadt
The district Altstadt of Dresden in Saxony is a district in Germany about 103 mi south of Berlin, the country's capital city.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 30°C / 86 °F
Morning Temperature | 20°C / 67 °F |
Evening Temperature | 28°C / 82 °F |
Night Temperature | 24°C / 75 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 36% |
Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from North-West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 19% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
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Monday, 9th of September 2024
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17°C (63 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 10th of September 2024
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20°C (67 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 11th of September 2024
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15°C (59 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Heinrich Schütz Residenz Apartments
Design Aparthotel im lebendigen Haus
Taschenbergpalais Kempinski
Hyperion Hotel Dresden am Schloss
Residenz am Zwinger
Design Aparthotel am Zwinger
Aparthotel Neumarkt
Hilton Dresden
Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe
IntercityHotel
Videos from this area
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LIVE: Geert Wilders joins PEGIDA rally in Dresden
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Live: 23. Pegida-Demonstration in Dresden mit Gastredner Geert Wilders
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Germany: Geert Wilders addresses PEGIDA in Dresden
The Dutch leader of the Party for Freedom, Geert Wilders, spoke at the weekly PEGIDA event in Dresden, Monday. "Our own culture is the best culture and immigrants have to accept our values",...
Live: PEGIDA-Demonstration in Dresden
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Dresden: No. 8 Tram Ride From Hellerau to Südvorstadt, Dresden, Saxony, Germany: 26th February, 2014
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Erlebnis Modellbahn Dresden - Anlagenträume im alten Schlachthof
Seit knapp einem Jahrzehnt findet jedes Jahr, mit wachsendem Erfolg, im Februar eine große Modellbahnausstellung in der Messe im alten Schlachthof von Dresden statt. Das Besondere an dieser...
MONTAGSDEMOS IN DRESDEN 12.01.2015 (#NOPEGIDA & #PEGIDA)
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Erweiterte Reanimation im Rettungsdienst Dresden 2014
Demonstrationsvideo "Erweiterte Reanimation" mit AED, Larynxtubus, LUCAS und i.v.-Zugang im Rettungsdienst Dresden.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Zwinger
The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court. The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved.
Semperoper
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden (Saxon State Opera) and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (Saxon State Orchestra). It is located near the Elbe River in the historic center of Dresden, Germany. The opera house was originally built by the architect Gottfried Semper in 1841. After a devastating fire in 1869, the opera house was rebuilt, partly again by Semper, and completed in 1878.
Kingdom of Saxony
The Kingdom of Saxony, lasting between 1806 and 1918, was an independent member of a number of historical confederacies in Napoleonic through post-Napoleonic Germany. From 1871 it was part of the German Empire. It became a Free state in the era of Weimar Republic in 1918 after the end of World War I and the abdication of King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. Its capital was the city of Dresden, and its modern successor state is the Free State of Saxony.
Katholische Hofkirche
The Katholische Hofkirche (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony), and since 1980 also known as Kathedrale Sanctissimae Trinitatis (English: Cathedral of the Holy Trinity) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Dresden. Previously the most important Catholic parish church of the city, it was elevated to cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in 1964. It is located near the Elbe River in the historic center of Dresden, Germany.
Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister
The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany, displays around 750 paintings from the 15th to the 18th century. It includes major Italian Renaissance works as well as Dutch and Flemish paintings. Outstanding works by German, French and Spanish painters of the period are also among the gallery's attractions. The Old Masters are part of the Dresden State Art Collections. The collection is located in the Semper Gallery, the gallery wing of the Zwinger.
Dresden Castle
Dresden Castle is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden. For almost 400 years, it has been the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony. It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-renaissance. Today, the residential castle is a museum complex that contains the Historic and New Green Vault, the Numismatic Cabinet, the Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs and the Dresden Armory with the Turkish Chamber.
Grünes Gewölbe
The Grünes Gewölbe in Dresden is a unique historic museum that contains the largest collection of treasures in Europe. Founded by Augustus the Strong in 1723, it features a rich variety of exhibits from the Baroque to Classicism. It is named after the formerly malachite green painted column bases and capitals of the initial rooms. After the destruction of the Second World War, the Grünes Gewölbe has been completely reconstructed.
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden is a cultural institution in Dresden, Germany, owned by the State of Saxony. It is one of the most renowned and oldest museum institutions in the world, originating from the collections of the Saxon electors in the 16th century. Today, the Dresden State Art Collections consists of twelve museums. Most of them are located in the Dresden Castle, the Zwinger and the Albertinum.
Christkindlesmarkt, Nuremberg
Christkindlesmarkt is a Christmas market that is held annually in Nuremberg, Germany. It takes place during Advent in the Hauptmarkt, the central square in Nuremberg’s old town, and in adjoining squares and streets. With about two million visitors a year the Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany and one of the most famous in the world.
Sophienkirche
The Sophienkirche (Saint Sophia's Church), Dresden stood on the northeast corner of the Postplatz, (post office square) in Dresden's old town, before its destruction in 1962 on resolution of the party and government of the GDR. It was the only Gothic Church in the city.
Kreuzkirche, Dresden
The Kreuzkirche (Church of the Holy Cross) in Dresden, of the Evangelical Church in Germany, is the largest church in Saxony. It also is the home of the Dresdner Kreuzchor boys choir. The church existed since the early twelfth century, it was officially dedicated on 10 June 1388 to the Holy Cross. Since 1491, it has burned down five times. In its current form, it was re-opened in 1955. The director of the choir is known as the Kreuzkantor.
Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon
The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon in Dresden, Germany, is a museum of historic clocks and scientific instruments. Its holdings include terrestrial and celestial globes, astronomical, optical and geodetic devices dating back to the 16th century, as well as historic instruments for calculating and drawing length, mass, temperature and air pressure. The Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (State Art Collections). It is located in the Zwinger.
Dresden Armory
The Dresden Armory, also known as the Dresden Historical Museum, is one of the world's largest collections of ceremonial weapons, armors and historical textiles. It is part of the Dresden State Art Collections and is located in Dresden Castle in Dresden. The Turkish Chamber is a separate collection within the Dresden Armory that is focused on art from the Ottoman Empire.
Taschenbergpalais
Taschenbergpalais is a grand hotel in Taschenberg, Dresden, Germany. It is located near Dresden Castle and Zwinger.
Kupferstichkabinett, Dresden
The Kupferstichkabinett is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections) of Dresden, Germany. Since 2004 it has been located in Dresden Castle.
Dresden Porcelain Collection
The Dresden Porcelain Collection is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen (State Art Collections) of Dresden, Germany. It is located in the Zwinger Palace.
Galerie Neue Meister
The Galerie Neue Meister in Dresden, Germany, displays around 300 paintings from the 19th century until today, including works from Otto Dix, Edgar Degas, Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet. The gallery also exhibits a number of sculptures from the Dresden Sculpture Collection from the same period. The museum's collection grew out of the Old Masters Gallery, for which contemporary works were increasingly purchased after 1843.
Busmannkapelle Memorial
The Busmannkapelle Memorial (Gedenkstätte Busmannkapelle) is a building in Dresden. It is a reconstruction of the Busmannkapelle and has been under construction since 2009 (with completion planned for 2011), though planning began in 1995. It is a memorial to the Sophienkirche, lost in the bombing in 1945.
Busmannkapelle
The Busmannkapelle was a side chapel of the Sophienkirche in Dresden. The chapel was built in 1400 when the Sophienkirche was still part of the city's Franciscan monastery. It was funded by the patrician Busmann family, who used it as a family and funerary chapel and after whom it was named.
Franziskanerkloster (Dresden)
The Franziskanerkloster or Barfüßerkloster was a Franciscan monastery in Dresden, founded in 1272. Its church (with its associated Busmannkapelle) later became the Sophienkirche.
Reformed Church, Dresden
The Reformed Church (Reformierte Kirche) was a church building in Dresden used by the Evangelical-Reformed Church. It was built on Dr. -Külz-Ring in the Altstadt district in 1894, to Neo-Romanesque designs by Harald Julius von Bosse. Severely damaged by bombing in 1945, it was demolished in 1963.
Skulpturensammlung
The Skulpturensammlung is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections). It is located in the Albertinum in Dresden. The collection of the Dresden Skulpturensammlung ranges in age more than five millennia, from classical antiquity to the art of the Renaissance, Baroque, and Expressionism until the 21st century. Sculptures from the likes of Polycletus to Giambologna and Permoser, and from Rodin to Lehmbruck are included in the collection.
Münzkabinett
The Münzkabinett is part of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections). Founded around 1530, it is one of the oldest museums in Dresden. It is located in Dresden Castle. The Münzkabinett is one of the three largest numismatic collections in Germany.
Semper Gallery
The Semper Gallery or Semper’s Building in Dresden, Germany, was designed by the architect Gottfried Semper and constructed from 1847 until 1854. The long-stretched building in Neoclassical style closes the Zwinger courtyard on its northern side. It faces the Zwinger to the south; to the north it borders on the Theater Square (Theaterplatz) with the Semper Opera House as well as Dresden Castle and the Catholic Church of the Royal Court (Katholische Hofkirche).
St. Anne's Church, Dresden
St. Anne's Church (German Die Annenkirche) is named in honour of the patron saint of Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony. The original 1578 church was destroyed by Prussian troops in 1760 during the Seven Years' War. The new church was opened in 1769.