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Stable Courtyard of Dresden Castle

By Quintin Lake
August 18, 2013 //
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The Stable Courtyard

The Stable Courtyard

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Long corridor, Stable Courtyard

Stallhof destroyed after 1945 bombing

Stallhof destroyed after 1945 Anglo-American bombing

The Stable Courtyard (Stallhof) of Dresden Castle, Germany is where the jousting tournaments used to be held near the Castle and the reverse hold the Procession of the Princes mural. Constructed in 1568 and restored in 1976 after the Anglo-American bombing of 1945.

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Baroque exuberance: Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden

By Quintin Lake
August 16, 2013 //
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The Katholische Hofkirche, (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony) was built in 1751 having been commissioned by Frederick Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland while the Protestant city of Dresden built the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) between 1726 and 1743. The Elector decided that a catholic church was needed in order to counterbalance the Protestant Frauenkirche. The architect was Gaetano Chiaveri. The church was badly damaged during the bombing of Dresden in World War II and was restored during the mid-1980s under the East German regime.

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Honeycomb facade of Centrum Galerie, Dresden

By Quintin Lake
August 14, 2013 //
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The former GDR ‘Centrum’ department store was designed by Hungarian architects Ferenc Simon and Ivan Fokvari and built in 1978 making first use of the distinctive honeycomb facade. It was converted to a Karstadt after the fall of Communism. Karstadt later moved across the street to a new, larger building and the Centrum building was demolished in spring 2007 so a new, huge mall, ‘Centrum Galerie’, could be built on the site. The rebuilding was undertaken by Peter Kulka Architektur Dresden.

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Take that History! Bundeswehr Military History Museum, Dresden

By Quintin Lake
August 13, 2013 //
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Previously a Nazi museum, a Soviet museum and an East German museum. Today it is the military history museum of democratic Germany. Original building built in 1876. Alterations by Daniel Libeskind in 2011. Also see my photos the Jewish Museum, Berlin by the same architect.

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Inner Courtyard of Dresden Castle

By Quintin Lake
August 11, 2013 //
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Inner Courtyard of Dresden Castle with foil cushion roof made with Dyneon ETFE. Architect: Peter Kulka. Built: 2012

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The Zwinger, Dresden

By Quintin Lake
August 8, 2013 //
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Rampart Pavilion, The Zwinger, Dresden, 2013

Rampart Pavilion, The Zwinger, Dresden, 2013

Ruins of the rampart pavilion in 1945.

Ruins of the rampart pavilion in 1945.

The Zwinger Facade

The Zwinger Facade

Glockenspiel Pavilion and surrounding buildings of the Zwinger

Glockenspiel Pavilion and surrounding buildings of the Zwinger

The 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 buildings were ruined in February 1945, during the Anglo-American bombing of Dresden. Reconstruction, supported by the Soviet military administration, began in 1945; parts of the restored complex were opened to the public in 1951. By 1963 the Zwinger had largely been restored to its pre-war state.

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New Synagogue, Dresden

By Quintin Lake
August 7, 2013 //
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New Synagogue, Dresden, July 2013

New Synagogue, Dresden, July 2013

Detail of facade

Detail of facade

The Semper Synagogue c. 1860

The Semper Synagogue c. 1860

Burnt out ruins of the Synagogue after the pogrom in Novmber 1938

Burnt out ruins of the Synagogue after the pogrom in Novmber 1938

The New Synagogue in Dresden was completed in 2001 and designed by architects Rena Wandel-Hoefer and Wolfgang Lorch. It was built on the same location as the Semper Synagogue (1839–1840) designed by Gottfried Semper, which was destroyed in 1938, during the Kristallnacht.

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Dresden Frauenkirche Rebuilt

By Quintin Lake
August 6, 2013 //
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The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche. July 2013

The rebuilt Dresden Frauenkirche. July 2013

The re-erected Luther Memorial and the ruins of the Frauenkirche after WW2

The re-erected Luther Memorial and the ruins of the Frauenkirche after WW2

View to the nave from the cuplula of Frauenkirch

View to the nave from the cuplula of Dresden Frauenkirch

Subtle light on the stairs of the Frauenkirch

Subtle light on the stairs or the Dresden Frauenkirch

Built in 1743 by baroque architect George Bähr the church was destroyed in February 1945, during the Anglo-American bombing of Dresden. The church was rebuilt between 1993-2005 using many of the original stones.

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