DRESDEN BARGON STADT WIEN CASTLE ZWINGER HELBIG BRUHL BOOK Baroque Architecture

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AUTHENTIC ANTIQUE BOOKLET FROM DRESDEN FILLED WITH EXCELLENT IMAGES OF IMPORTANT DRAWINGS OF HISTORIC PLACES ...............DAMAGED BINDING, IMAGES IN GOOD CONDITION...PLEASE SEE ALL 10 PICTURES FOR DETAILS ....FREE SHIPPING IN AMERICA .................................................................................................some history: Dresden ( German pronunciation: [ˈdʁeːsdᵊn] ; Upper Sorbian : Drježdźany ) is the capital city [2 ] of the Free State of Saxony in Germany . It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe , near the Czech border . The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area with 2.4 million inhabitants. [3 ]Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony , who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic splendour. The city was known as the Jewel Box, because of its baroque and rococo city centre. A controversial Allied aerial bombing towards the end of World War II killed 25,000 civilians and destroyed the entire city centre. The impact of the bombing and 40 years of urban development during the East German communist era have considerably changed the face of the city. Some restoration work has helped to reconstruct parts of the historic inner city, including the Katholische Hofkirche , the Semper Oper and the Dresdner Frauenkirche . Since the German reunification in 1990, Dresden has regained importance as one of the cultural, educational, political and economic centres of Germany and Europe. Contents HistorySee also: Timeline of Dresden history Although Dresden is a relatively recent city of Slavic origin, [4 ] the area had been settled in the Neolithic era by Linear Pottery culture tribes ca. 7500 BC .[ 5] Dresden's founding and early growth is associated with the eastward expansion of Germanic peoples ,[ 4] mining in the nearby Ore Mountains , and the establishment of the Margraviate of Meissen . Its name etymologically derives from Old Sorbian Drežďany , meaning people of the forest . Dresden later evolved into the capital of Saxony . Early history The Fürstenzug —the Saxon sovereigns depicted in Meissen porcelain Revolutionary barricades during the May Uprising in Dresden (1848) Around the late 12th century, a Slavic settlement called Drežďany [6 ] had developed on the southern bank. Another settlement existed on the northern bank, but its Slavic name is unclear. It was known as Antiqua Dresdin verifiable since 1350 and later as Altendresden, [6 ][ 7] both literally "old Dresden". Dietrich, Margrave of Meissen , chose Dresden as his interim residence in 1206, as documented in a record calling the place "Civitas Dresdene".After 1270, Dresden became the capital of the margravate. It was restored to the Wettin dynasty in about 1319. From 1485, it was the seat of the dukes of Saxony, and from 1547 the electors as well. Modern age The Elector and ruler of Saxony Frederick Augustus I became King August the Strong of Poland in personal union . He gathered many of the best musicians, [8 ] architects and painters from all over Europe to Dresden. His reign marked the beginning of Dresden's emergence as a leading European city for technology and art. Dresden suffered heavy destruction in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763), following its capture by Prussian forces, its subsequent re-capture, and a failed Prussian siege in 1760. Friedrich Schiller wrote his Ode to Joy (the literary base of the European anthem ) for the Dresden Masonic Lodge in 1785. [citation needed ]The city of Dresden had a distinctive silhouette, captured in famous paintings by Bernardo Bellotto and by Norwegian painter Johan Christian Dahl .Between 1806 and 1918 the city was the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony (which was a part of the German Empire from 1871). During the Napoleonic Wars the French emperor made it a base of operations , winning there the famous Battle of Dresden on 27 August 1813. Dresden was a centre of the German Revolutions in 1848 with the May Uprising , whi... read more

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