It was destroy at 1945, but now you can see it as it was in his best days about 1700. There are 2 tours, the old part and the new part. Do both. You can NOT take pictures inside :-(
August sure knew how to live and gladly he liked the french, wonderful place to see. Spending as little time as we did, it was not possible to see all there is
The treasure kept inside this palace is definitely one of the most impressive things that I ever seen in my life, and believe me, I've seen a lot of thing in this world. Don't miss it. If you have only one hour in Dresden, don't waste a minute, the Royal Palace is the place to go. €12 admission, worth it every cent.
just visit the gardens , talke a walks around the grounds , if you have time, and money, pay and have a look at the porcelain museum and its rich display
We hosted the grune jammer and nothing prepares you for the unbelievable treasures in each room. Don't miss when you are in Dresden - it is really something special - even if you are not a great fan of Barock
When in town for a business meeting our friends decided to stay overnight as well. They had been in town at certain occasions allready so the question came up, what to do this time? At a foggy and rainy November day we decided for the Royal Palace of Dresden. This decision was very good. We were surprised by extremely friendly employees of the castle who devoted themselves excellently the visitor and oriented us absolutely smoothly in the showrooms. Then in a group of four we are followed of the persuasive texts and guidance by the audio guides.wonderfully how Dresden offered us thus a really impressive Monday morning
I guess in normal circumstance I would by pass this place as there is so much of more interest to me in Dresden,today my wife insisted and have to say it was pretty good. Close to the transport museum which may be a bonus to my reader...but go see,it may surprise you.
A beautiful city despite the World War Two firebombings. Much of the city has been rebuilt. Well worth visiting.
The Dresden Palace was almost completely destroyed in the fire-bombing but has been painstakingly restored to its former glory. It should be top of anyone's list of sites to see. Containing the famous Green Vault and New Green Vault, both full of treasures collected by Augustus the Strong, the Turkish Room and the Armoury which provides an unparalleled insight into medieval armour and horse garnitures. But you need at least four or five hours to do the complex justice. Audio guides are free and almost mandatory.
It has been a long time since I saw something as impressive as this. It is not the palace itself, a nice medium size renaissance building though it is with a splendid colonnaded courtyard, some towers, porticoes, staircases etc. It is the contents! But first things first. Residenzeschloss is situated right in the middle of the old city and consequently was flattened during the WW2 and even now some parts of it are still closed for ongoing restoration program. Conveniently it is next to the Cathedral, Opera House, Zwinger, Elba embankment. Kombiticket to see all there is to see costs 21Euros, taking photos is not permitted. Crème de la crème are surely the Historisches Grunes Gewolbe-the green vaults. It is a meticulously restored sequence of richly decorated rooms sole purpose of which has been to show off a collection of art objects of Saxon rulers: Augustus II the Strong and Augustus III, a good proportion of which survived. There is an Amber Room, Ivory, White Silver, Gilded Silver, Objet d’art, Jewels, Bronzes’ room etc. It literally takes your breath away such is the beauty, opulence and quality of the collection. And that is not all. One floor up and you find yourself amongst yet another “overflow” collection- Neues Grunes Gewolbe of exquisitely cut ivory pieces, fascinating, gilded, ages old clocks, curios, plum size gemstones, Mogul miniature court in gold, enamel and precious stones, and countless other priceless pieces. And yet this is not even such a huge collection! I have seen my share of museums: Royal Albert Hall, Munich, Budapest, Louvre and many others but this one by sheer concentration of exhibits, their beauty and the crafty way they are displayed is unique. Besides, there are also: long Princes’ Gallery of royal paintings, and on the second floor: Riesensaal-Armoury and Turckische Cammer-Turkish Collection. We enjoyed ourselves thoroughly but towards the end we were barely able to drag ourselves to a museum outdoor café, which overlooks Zwinger. A word of advice: do not buy hot chocolate there, it is just instant cacao.