Hello My Dear Great Ones,
Our last day in Germany this summer was spent in Dresden. The Panometer was great, but so was the "Innenstadt," downtown Dresden. It is a treasure trove of Baroque buildings. Baroque was a style of architecture that started in Italy in the late 16th century and was popular for about a century or so in many European cities such as Dresden.
For centuries the main landmark in Dresden was the "Frauen Kirche." An architectural marvel it would later symbolize Germany in the 20 th century. During World War II it was totally destroyed by allied bombers and reduced to rubble, much like most of Germany's cities. For decades during the old GDR days it remained in ruins and became a war monument. After the GDR ceased to exist in the early 1990's and became part of the Federal Republic of Germany the Frauen Kirche was rebuilt and has now become a monument to God's grace, forgiveness, hope, and Germany's reunification.
Other buildings in the Innenstadt were rebuilt back to its former glory after reunification and today it is marveled by millions of tourists and is a great testimony to how wonderful German reunification was.
Some views of the Frauen Kirche:
The inside of the Frauen Kirche was elaborate:
You can climb up to the top of the Frauen Kirche. Very interesting to look down from inside...
...and outside...
The World's largest porcelain mural. Furstenzug, pictures of 35 princes, kings, and dukes from the house of Wettin 1127-1904. Wow.
The following pictures are examples of baroque.....
Street minstrels dressed as Russians sang in the streets creating great atmosphere.
Cool pedways over the streets...
The Zwinger is a series of "World famous" Baroque buildings built in the 1700's in the reign of August the Strong...
Yeah Dresden has some very interesting buildings...
It was a happy day for the intrepid travelers from Hong Kong....
Have a great week.
Love adios and ping on!
Dirk
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