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The Battle of Dresden (26–27 August 1813) was a major engagement of the Napoleonic Wars. The battle took place around the city of Dresden in modern-day Germany . With the recent addition of Austria , the Sixth Coalition felt emboldened in their quest to expel the French from Central Europe .
Augustus II the Strong, an important sponsor for the arts in Dresden. Timeline of Dresden. Early history; Kingdom of Saxony – Dresden becomes the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony (1806–1918) Battle of Dresden (1813) May Uprising in Dresden (1849) Free State of Saxony – Dresden becomes the capital of the first Free State of Saxony (1918 ...
The destruction of Dresden allowed Hildebrand Gurlitt, a major Nazi museum director and art dealer, to hide a large collection of artwork worth tens of millions of dollars that had been stolen during the Nazi era, as he claimed it had been destroyed along with his house which was located in Dresden.
Dresden Castle or Royal Palace (German: Dresdner Residenzschloss or Dresdner Schloss) is one of the oldest buildings in Dresden, Germany.For almost 400 years, it was the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony from the Albertine House of Wettin as well as Kings of Poland (1697–1763).
One of the two panoramas, Baroque Dresden depicts Dresden as it might have appeared in 1756, the other, Dresden 1945 shows the city after it was destroyed during World War II. The Panometer was created in 2006 by Asisi, who coined the name as a portmanteau of "panorama" and "gasometer". In 2003 he had opened a Panometer in Leipzig.
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The church around 1840. The Hofkirche stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. It was designed by architect Gaetano Chiaveri from 1738 to 1751. [1] The church was commissioned by Augustus III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland while the Protestant city of Dresden built the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) between 1726 and 1743.
1874 - Dresden English Football Club confirmed; 1875 – Dresden Museum of Ethnology founded. 1876 – Fürstenzug created. 1878 – Opera house rebuilt. 1889 Albertinum built. [3] Dresden Botanical Garden created. 1891 – Dresden City Museum founded. 1893 – Blue Wonder bridge constructed. 1895 – Dresden Funicular Railway begins operating.