Dresden 1945

On a 1:1 scale, DRESDEN 1945 takes you on a journey through time back to the Elbe metropolis in the immediate aftermath of the bombing raids in 1945. The view from the Town Hall tower reveals the ruins of the destroyed city, from which columns of smoke are seen rising. The project broaches the issues of tragedy and hope in Europe. It does not merely show the tragedy of Dresden, but draws attention to the interactions of European war-torn history. By 1945, not only had a large number of European cities been destroyed, such as Rotterdam, Coventry, Stalingrad and Warsaw, but also numerous German cities.

 

 

 

 

The project 'Panometer - Dresden 1945' in combination with sound and light illumionation is very impressive.
The people get an imagine of the destroyed city.

I can advise everybody to visit this kind of exhibition. 

Dresden - New Town (Neustadt) /right bank river Elbe

The gilded equestrian statue of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland

Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland (Detail)

The gilded equestrian statue - view to Neustadt main street

The Kunsthofpassage, located right off Görlitzer Straße, is a complex of buildings whose 5 courtyards contain interesting artwork and decoration

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Dresden outside Altstadt

Albrechtsberg Palace - one of three palace at Elbe river hillside

View up to the Albrechtsberg Palace

View from the palace to the main entrance and road

View from terrace to the public park

Lingner Palace - another of three palace at Elbe river hillside

Lingner Palace

Eckberg Palace - the third of three palace at Elbe river hillside

Suspension railway (oldest of its type in the world)

Suspension railway

Waldschlösschen Bridge (recent bridge)

Waldschlösschen Bridge (connect the district Johannstadt with district Waldschlösschen)

Waldschlösschen Bridge - Detail

TV Tower (hillside of River Elbe)

TV Tower (hillside of River Elbe)

Garden Palace(Gartenpalais)in Grosser Garten (Great Garden)

Garden Palace(Gartenpalais)in Grosser Garten (Great Garden/Public Garden)

Garden Palace(Gartenpalais)- Detail

Grosser Garden (Great Garden) - Detail

Palace Lake (Great Park) close to the Garden Palace

Mosaic fountain in Großer Garten (Great Garden)

Mosaic fountain (Detail) in Großer Garten (Great Garden)

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Near Dresden

Moritzburg Castle - hunting lodge built by Augustus the Strong

Moritzburg Castle

Moritzburg Castle

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Dresden - Old Town (Altstadt) /left bank river Elbe

Dresden Altstadt from the Air

Dresden Altstadt from the Air

View of Dresden from the right bank of the Elbe underneath Augustus Bridge

View from the Carola Bridge to the Brühlsche Terrasse

View from the Carola Bridge to the Brühlsche Terrasse, Academy of Art, Frauenkirche and paddle steamer

View to Cathedral and Dresden Palace with Hausmann Tower and paddle steamer

The Dresden Frauenkirche (The Church of Our Lady) - Lutheran church of Dresden

Semper Opera House

View from Brühlsche Terrasse of Cathedral, Hausmann Tower and Semper Opera House

View of Brühlsche Terrasse with Cathedral and Semper Opera House

The Yenidze - a former tobacco factory

The Yenidze - a former tobacco factory

Modern industrial architecture (car factory) - close to downtown

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