http://leximcnair.com/intro-page daily 1.0 2021-02-03 http://leximcnair.com/dresden-drone daily 0.75 2016-11-05 http://leximcnair.com/dresden daily 0.75 2017-11-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1478386555366-S4VCZWNEZBY30ZNMMWOQ/image-asset.jpeg Dresden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429953897561-1W9B61MO2P430KE6MNL8/DSCN9733.jpg Dresden - East Germany world's most Godless area The former East Germany is officially one of least religious places on the planet, with more than half of people living there saying they do not believe in God. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429981161373-FBGLZU7EC2C7U5GPNBM5/Atheism040215.jpg Dresden - Beliefs about God across Time and Countries "Atheism ranges from 52% in the former East Germany to less than 1% in the Philippines. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442469429785-IHZ5QWD3JLOT9HUACZBN/da03726a731db8c162236201e3c3e058a460c787e7c46750b6665deb530ce426.jpg Dresden - Second World War Still Key to German Identity Seventy years after the end of the Second World War, Germans still feel that they deal with its legacy in everyday life, a survey published on Tuesday shows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429979910956-U4VMF3Y297Z6OB0EZ8YW/The-prudent-housewife---A-010.jpg Dresden - Is Germany too powerful for Europe? Twenty years ago, Germany's economy was stagnating. Today, as the eurozone crisis deepens, this giant is keeping Europe afloat. But what does it want in return? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429953911171-CZ5HLBRUC7U3P8EUAO8U/5024700bcdad55d31d1fdb0c97e56cb5ee5b38d606c304835b273c2065af5d83.jpg Dresden - Thousands form human chain in Dresden Thousands of people gathered in Dresden on Thursday night to remember the destruction of the city by Allied bombers in World War II. For the first time in more than a decade neo-Nazis stayed away from the memorial. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429953936787-6L0IPWV5HMNJ9N93BMC1/8bf7109ae1679dafed3892fef92f61a16c4f8e064bb91b1cfc0a4315a6ee3ca4.jpg Dresden - Thousands protest asylum policy in Dresden More than 7,000 opponents of Germany's policy towards asylum seekers marched in the eastern city on Monday evening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429980593805-A9E6ST2BA2HSWY9OWGAB/download.jpeg Dresden - Merkel says Islam 'belongs to Germany' German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam "belongs to Germany", in a clear repudiation of anti-immigration protesters gathering in Dresden and other cities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429979898747-TYUVPCDHWRFBCV9V2N6X/08dresden-1417991648696-articleLarge.jpg Dresden - In German City Rich With History and Tragedy, Tide Rises Against Immigration For the past seven Mondays, people have taken up the battle cry of East Germans protesting their Communist government 25 years ago — “Wir sind das Volk!” (“We are the people!”) — and fashioned it into a lament about being overlooked by political leaders of the present. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429980547125-GWQSCBAESL3YI35CTJ96/f144a520355b6b67a9f7108e95e5a315adf5fb44c5c28f0f2d069bafded8c242.jpg Dresden - 'Xenophobes' are one third of Pegida: study Around a third of Pegida members are “far-right nationalist xenophobes”, a study from the Technische Universität (TU) Dresden published on Tuesday found. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429980644433-7OCTYZAHJAMRFUJ8UJ5R/0%2C%2C18290135_303%2C00.jpg Dresden - Dresden asylum camp cleared after neo-Nazi attack An asylum camp set up in front of Dresden's Semperoper opera house has been cleared. Refugees and supporters moved just a day after radical PEGIDA members and neo-Nazis attempted to storm the site. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1429981474951-5B23RHWHQLHCNAZ5ONYO/F-Johnson-CM-8-12.jpg Dresden - Is Revival Emerging in Germany? Spiritual complacency rules in Germany, where most Christians seem more concerned with planning their next vacation than a move of God. But an influx of foreign Pentecostals shows early signs of reawakening the German church. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141010663-YL36D9WHDLW0NAUDW20E/download.png Dresden - Germany Anti-Migrant Protest Every Monday evening in Dresden, thousands gather in front of the city's opera house. They carry German flags and sing nationalist songs with one goal: to stop refugees and migrants from coming to Germany. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141132310-UO6LVB1LGPM0IS52GZM3/Screen+Shot+2016-04-08+at+2.44.51+PM.png Dresden - Pegida Marks First Year (Video) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141209850-8GXGBT578TC1FV8ACKE6/Screen+Shot+2016-04-08+at+2.46.16+PM.png Dresden - Not All Germans Like EU's Open Borders (Video) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141246093-70E8U3DEUES2ASDVWBCR/download+%281%29.png Dresden - Refugee Crisis: How Germany Rose to the Occasion More than 6 billion euros ($6.8 billion) will now be set aside to house and care for 800,000 new refugee applicants this year. Germany may even take in another 500,000 for several years to come. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141282011-Q9EAXIRAROX40T0C7GJS/download+%284%29.jpeg Dresden - Dresden Riots Police said protesters shouting "Foreigners out" and carrying banners against the "Asylum flood" threw bottles and stones at busloads of asylum seekers arriving in Heidenau, near Dresden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141293944-JSAC41PK5EFVT82M26JZ/download+%282%29.png Dresden - Angela Merkel's Humane Stance on Immigration "There can be no tolerance of those who question the dignity of other people," she said, standing in front of placards accusing her of being the people's traitor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1460141284515-KKLZY0GIIKA8SMQS4GZS/download+%283%29.jpeg Dresden - German Pro-Immigrant Protest Thousands of people took to the streets of the German city of Dresden on 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The original synagogue was built in 1840, but destroyed in 1938 on Kristallnacht (the night of broken glass). Fun Fact: While visiting the city museum (in Dresden), I found an official letter from the city council, demanded that the Jews pay for the cleanup of the original structure. Ridiculous and unjust.     https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198843391-HZZ2LZ910TV520UIBOWV/IMG_3843.jpg Pictures - Johann Friedrich Böttger A German alchemist credited with being the first European to discover the secret of the creation of porcelain in 1708. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198803548-0O24YVVDICLWCEXTE39R/IMG_3845.jpg Pictures - Sächsische Staatskanzlei Saxon State Chancellery is the office of the Minister-President of Saxonyy. It is located in Dresden on the northern Elbe river banks and was established in 1995. The Staatskanzlei is managed by the State Minister and Head of the Staatskanzlei. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198853231-DLSCU43V2F6XOS5WVEPY/IMG_3849.jpg Pictures - Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden HfBK Dresden or simply HfBK, is an avocational university of visual arts located in Dresden, Germany. Fun fact: I hope to take an art class here in the future, in order learn more advanced German. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198873767-UXDEJ74VPJP2IMDL29BG/IMG_3852.jpg Pictures - Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198917449-YKONOO871A66D7POQQGD/IMG_3854.jpg Pictures - The Elbe One of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometres (680 mi). Fun fact: Dresdeners call Dresden the Florence of the Elbe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198952758-ELI7L5USTW9UCEAK9D4H/IMG_3859.jpg Pictures - Dresden Frauenkirche The newly rebuilt Frauenkirche towers over the city. Fun fact: The church was destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945 and rebuilt in 2005. Many of the original bricks were used in the reconstruction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198931644-V8TQ318UD8IHEIQK2A81/IMG_3857.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442198952160-8TJITQRRWMB8P3JEJX1S/IMG_3858.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237760437-VOLPW1FH7YQBPK0AQ3FO/IMG_3863.jpg Pictures - Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes) Originally painted between 1871 and 1876 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Wettin Dynasty, Saxony's ruling family. In order to make the work weatherproof, it was replaced with approximately 23,000 Meissen porcelain tiles between 1904 and 1907. With a length of 102 metres (335 ft), it is known as the largest porcelain artwork in the world. The mural displays the ancestral portraits of the 35 margraves, electors, dukes and kings of the House of Wettin between 1127 and 1904. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199120689-LTWH2X42C9DQBEPS2PHL/IMG_3865.jpg Pictures "A prince's family, the heroes run reaches up to our days. In ancient times, he went on with our people say." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199026064-N84IWFTQQWAQEKZYTKNH/IMG_3872.jpg Pictures - Conrad, Margrave of Meissen Margrave of Meissen from 1123 until his retirement in 1156. He was the son of Thimo, Count of Brehna, of the House of Wettin and Ida, daughter of Otto of Nordheim. He was also Count of Wettin, Brehna, and Camburg from before 1116. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199093109-ZSCJ85CPMJUIO9BQN68H/IMG_3877.jpg Pictures - Electors of Saxony- Frederick III, John, and John Frederick I. Frederick III was known as Frederick the wise. He is notable as being one of the most powerful early defenders of Martin Luther, and the Protestant Reformation although he had little personal contact with Luther himself. John was known as John the steadfast. He resolutely continued the policies of his brother toward protecting the progress of the Protestant Reformation. John Frederick was known as John the magnanimous. He was head of the Protestant Confederation of Germany (the Schmalkaldic League), "Champion of the Reformation". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199174665-ND2EPOU7SCQROOMW57EC/IMG_3882.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199334460-09JZWR86460XG5GU2KP7/IMG_3884.jpg Pictures - Augustus II the Strong & Augustus III of Poland Augustus' (II) great physical strength earned him the nicknames "the Strong", "the Saxon Hercules" and "Iron-Hand." In order to be elected King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Augustus converted to Roman Catholicism. He owed allegiance to the Imperial Habsburgs as a member of the Order of the Golden Fleece. During his reign, Augustus III spent little time in Polandwas more interested in ease and pleasure than in affairs of state. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199388924-SNAST37RTJDT96F860ZT/IMG_3889.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199388698-85X85TC60QU53DJ02CLD/IMG_3890.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199466848-MYUZ3X02DATMZGR1PM92/IMG_3894.jpg Pictures The ancient tribe is always number again in noble princes; like any time your people you consecrates the old German loyalty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238604668-SGMWDARBBB4YH4UOPPVL/IMG_4124.jpg Pictures - Fürstenzug (Procession of Princes) Originally painted between 1871 and 1876 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Wettin Dynasty, Saxony's ruling family. In order to make the work weatherproof, it was replaced with approximately 23,000 Meissen porcelain tiles between 1904 and 1907. With a length of 102 metres (335 ft), it is known as the largest porcelain artwork in the world. The mural displays the ancestral portraits of the 35 margraves, electors, dukes and kings of the House of Wettin between 1127 and 1904. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199418105-1TQ9RAQUUNLOTRHB7HD9/IMG_3897.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238653141-4V9WFP1X3FJ6YQ4LNL6Z/IMG_4129.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199206651-PFWIG42T2RAOKDCXC7JV/IMG_3880.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199506052-XPDFTXQILCMBDE2DGEFF/IMG_3901.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238824499-0BJMDJWVICG8HSD7WAD5/IMG_4137.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199061066-C0WED34L6FKVN1BE5X6O/IMG_3874.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238752583-JX07Z1JX1LDWT5HNQCAX/IMG_4135.jpg Pictures - Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden The Hofkirche stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. It was designed by architect Gaetano Chiaveri from 1738 to 1751. 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199466398-6FCJ8CXFWJ4YHLN9UMHP/IMG_3900.jpg Pictures - Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden The Hofkirche stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. It was designed by architect Gaetano Chiaveri from 1738 to 1751. 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199260777-MZOEC2SMW9K24UJE1M54/IMG_3886.jpg Pictures - Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, Dresden The Hofkirche stands as one of Dresden's foremost landmarks. It was designed by architect Gaetano Chiaveri from 1738 to 1751. 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. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199601775-EWFDIKJ9PF0TZT85LHC9/IMG_3910.jpg Pictures - Napoleon Marker The Battle of Dresden was fought on 26–27 August 1813 around Dresden, Germany, resulting in a French victory under Napoleon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199588929-KNO78HVLZVB47C89EOZG/IMG_3912.jpg Pictures - Chi Rho on the Dresden cathedral The Chi Rho is one of the earliest forms of christogram, and is used by some Christians. It is formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" = Christ in such a way to produce the monogram. Although not technically a Christian cross, the Chi-Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus, as well as symbolising his status as the Christ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237766950-UX9XJ00421O5ERJGH3NH/IMG_3926.jpg Pictures - Semperoper The opera house has a long history of premieres, including major works by Richard Wagner and Richard Strauss. Fun fact: This building was also destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945. However, it was rebuilt in 1985- 20 years before the Frauenkirche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237808398-S6NMHVJIDGGWBI6857Q2/IMG_3928.jpg Pictures - King John of Saxony Beyond his political work, Johann was busy with literature. Under the pseudonym Philalethes he translated to German the Dante's Divine Comedy; some parts of this work were placed in the Schloss Weesenstein. The Dresden district of Johannstadt was named after him. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237816898-7U8IZQTWTCSK9WSWEUAT/IMG_3932.jpg Pictures - Zwinger A palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court. The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (an enclosed killing ground in front of a castle or city gate); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall. The Zwinger was not enclosed until the Neoclassical building by Gottfried Semper called the Semper Gallery was built on its northern side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237895206-KTNWCX90SCG88Y8WHSL2/IMG_3941.jpg Pictures - Zwinger A palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court. The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (an enclosed killing ground in front of a castle or city gate); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall. The Zwinger was not enclosed until the Neoclassical building by Gottfried Semper called the Semper Gallery was built on its northern side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237875092-9X9P5JEJ58U2ZXML4XR4/IMG_3933.jpg Pictures - Zwinger A palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court. The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (an enclosed killing ground in front of a castle or city gate); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall. The Zwinger was not enclosed until the Neoclassical building by Gottfried Semper called the Semper Gallery was built on its northern side. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237924595-HU4FHH9W2ONQ1C2Y71WB/IMG_3945.jpg Pictures - Zwinger Porcelain clock bells. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237966134-BZFZTTK49URLEBOO0CQW/IMG_3950.jpg Pictures - History February 13, 1945 - American bombs destroyed the center of Dresden and the Zwinger was almost completely destroyed. May 8, 1945 - The Soviet army liberated the city of Dresden from thefascist tyranny. 1945 - It was the decision of the new Democratic Government, in cooperation with the Soviet headquarters, that preparatory work for the reconstruction of the Zwinger begin. 1945-1964 - The Zwinger was rebuilt by workers and farmers, under the artistic leadership of Arthur Frenzel.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442237978890-T9E46ZS0RL29NSWTFKY9/IMG_3952.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238105193-PJTIY9WJVLQM2CTAVF1J/IMG_3963.jpg Pictures - Grand Hotel Taschenbergpalais The building was built from 1705 to 1708 by Johann Friedrich Karcher as a palace for countess Anna Constanze von Hoym. It was destroyed in 1945 during World War II, and was rebuilt from 1992-1995. It was essentially rebuilt from scratch, and the reconstruction cost 127.8 million euro. On March 31, 1995 the hotel was opened by the five-star hotel chain Kempinski. It was the first five-star hotel in Saxony. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238560678-Z6DOX3BEROXU560YEKBF/IMG_4118.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238704408-F9ZR12E9Z8HZUMOHEALG/IMG_4132.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199568077-X650BZUOY198CBQLB8WZ/IMG_3905.jpg Pictures - Dresden Castle One of the oldest buildings in Dresden. For almost 400 years, it has been the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony of the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-renaissance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238011775-AG892EB84GKU58C6GPLI/IMG_3965.jpg Pictures - Dresden Castle One of the oldest buildings in Dresden. For almost 400 years, it has been the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony of the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-renaissance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442199559453-8NTIVXOJ4WYLCHXSJL0O/IMG_3909.jpg Pictures - Dresden Castle One of the oldest buildings in Dresden. For almost 400 years, it has been the residence of the electors (1547–1806) and kings (1806–1918) of Saxony of the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. It is known for the different architectural styles employed, from Baroque to Neo-renaissance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238101682-HEL2MJBX59OY3P3PM1WT/IMG_3970.jpg Pictures - Residenzschloss (Royal Palace) Destroyed in the Second World War, the royal palace is currently being rebuilt as a ‘Residenz der Kunst und Wissenschaft’ (Palace of the Arts and Sciences). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238152949-FO2YNY8T8FWCS7LCENR1/IMG_3979.jpg Pictures - Dresden Frauenkirche A Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Although the original church was Roman Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation, the current Baroque building was purposely built Protestant. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. It now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. Destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945. Rebuilt in 2005. " Its rebuilding is especially important to me because the Frauenkirche was a meeting point for Christians who opposed Hitler." -Karl Hoch (The last man to photograph it.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238165006-Y4ADD9S57INTVHFMW6GR/IMG_3982.jpg Pictures - Dresden Frauenkirche A Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Although the original church was Roman Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation, the current Baroque building was purposely built Protestant. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. It now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. Destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945. Rebuilt in 2005. " Its rebuilding is especially important to me because the Frauenkirche was a meeting point for Christians who opposed Hitler." -Karl Hoch (The last man to photograph it.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238198440-D32U7Q4UO2FLIALFO8SQ/IMG_4003.jpg Pictures - Martin Luther 1483-1546 - Luther taught that salvation and subsequently eternity in heaven is not earned by good deeds but is received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin and subsequently eternity in hell. His theology challenged the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Fun fact: This tribute to Martin Luther was NOT destroyed in the Allied bombing. Many pictures depict Martin Luther standing tall in front of a fallen Frauenkirche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238237266-CMZZOCEKJKP5IVZWN2M0/IMG_4009.jpg Pictures - Martin Luther 1483-1546 - Luther taught that salvation and subsequently eternity in heaven is not earned by good deeds but is received only as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin and subsequently eternity in hell. His theology challenged the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Fun fact: This tribute to Martin Luther was NOT destroyed in the Allied bombing. Many pictures depict Martin Luther standing tall in front of a fallen Frauenkirche. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238261024-SH3BXHNR5EBZ9MTMVT99/IMG_4014.jpg Pictures - Dresden Frauenkirche A Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Although the original church was Roman Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation, the current Baroque building was purposely built Protestant. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. It now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. Destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945. Rebuilt in 2005. " Its rebuilding is especially important to me because the Frauenkirche was a meeting point for Christians who opposed Hitler." -Karl Hoch (The last man to photograph it.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238286399-GPV9SBBAJZ8CR3G7WVQ9/IMG_4017.jpg Pictures - Altar of the Dresden Frauenkirche A Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Although the original church was Roman Catholic until it became Protestant during the Reformation, the current Baroque building was purposely built Protestant. It is considered an outstanding example of Protestant sacred architecture, featuring one of the largest domes in Europe. It now also serves as a symbol of reconciliation between former warring enemies. Destroyed in the Allied bombing of 1945. Rebuilt in 2005. " Its rebuilding is especially important to me because the Frauenkirche was a meeting point for Christians who opposed Hitler." -Karl Hoch (The last man to photograph it.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238362216-X9DRTOSKPZBQQTBK3NJF/IMG_4020.jpg Pictures - Frauenkirche Cross This is the original cross, which once sat on top of the Frauenkirche. It was rescued from the rubble. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238288825-ZPQBUWQLNGXA0V32876M/IMG_4022.jpg Pictures - Ampelmännchen The symbol shown on pedestrian signals in the former East Germany, now a part of Germany. Prior to German reunification in 1990, the two German states had different forms for the Ampelmännchen, with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a generally male figure wearing a hat in the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238323724-C969VV7TFOCTEIYGWJX4/IMG_4024.jpg Pictures - Ampelfrau In 2004, Joachim Roßberg invented the female counterpart to the Ampelmännchen, the Ampelfrau, which was installed on some traffic lights in Zwickau, Dresden and Fürstenwalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238327019-DXW59MOHK7RFC8W2CSKJ/IMG_4026.jpg Pictures - Ampelmännchen The symbol shown on pedestrian signals in the former East Germany, now a part of Germany. Prior to German reunification in 1990, the two German states had different forms for the Ampelmännchen, with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a generally male figure wearing a hat in the east. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238362079-6Z9ONLA8VFOKLW12UX33/IMG_4027.jpg Pictures - Ampelfrau In 2004, Joachim Roßberg invented the female counterpart to the Ampelmännchen, the Ampelfrau, which was installed on some traffic lights in Zwickau, Dresden and Fürstenwalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238394731-VON1HAVNWM0TSQ2KSU88/IMG_4039.jpg Pictures - Ampelfrau In 2004, Joachim Roßberg invented the female counterpart to the Ampelmännchen, the Ampelfrau, which was installed on some traffic lights in Zwickau, Dresden and Fürstenwalde. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238426843-OC47OQOV7A37LCAESBMI/IMG_4041.jpg Pictures - Yenidze Tobacco Factory On his journeys to the Orient, Hugo Zietz had the following idea: He wanted to build a factory in the style of a mosque, representing a difference to Dresden’s baroque-style buildings of the Saxon kings. The construction was a brilliant advertising trick, putting the usual advertisements with enamel plates or collector's pictures in the shade. He soon rose to be one of the industry's leaders. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238427551-OA1YLUP9PUKL5YLTEYHN/IMG_4053.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238451559-B9HNAIIL84YMHOMLOZRC/IMG_4058.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238464871-ZFGVGCSR75SMDTVHN0OB/IMG_4074.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238838397-C7WHA5YA4QDGBEZ2K1MN/IMG_4141.jpg Pictures - Lingnerterrassen A castle and beer garden which is open to the public. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238870844-NEKRW2O88KF1BNF8TV0L/IMG_4143.jpg Pictures - Loschwitz Bridge (The Blue Wonder) A cantilever truss bridge over the Elbe river in the Saxon capital of Dresden, Germany. It connects the city districts of Blasewitz and Loschwitz, two affluent residential areas, which around 1900 were amongst the most expensive in Europe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238936682-12EP6GU1N30BNMYIUQS5/IMG_4154.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442238987768-UDFZBG1RXRNZHI1KJMND/IMG_4157.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239032256-9H87G4VEAZ726RJ6FV9R/IMG_4160.jpg Pictures - Gardens of Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239069650-WO4IUL8VP1EFLY2G43Q8/IMG_4172.jpg Pictures - Jan and Roger in the Gardens of Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239124406-BSQA2GP7S7FDL523WLWT/IMG_4175.jpg Pictures - Gardens of Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239187322-QV8QZV8EMI8MMC4JBB7Y/IMG_4178.jpg Pictures - Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239244509-A2N53WT1WAAC9WAHW6SU/IMG_4181.jpg Pictures - Gardens of Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239299130-31QWVO2OEDDMESX4QY50/IMG_4184.jpg Pictures - Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239337102-A2P93ZBOP42707HPOVYX/IMG_4187.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239390032-F9HXWFVCREHCNZOEQ91H/IMG_4192.jpg Pictures - Dock of Schloss Pillnitz This is the port from which Frederick Augustus I would come and go around 1800. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239493777-8FRYRTP024CCNI80Z7XA/IMG_4196.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239539563-M87QUQUE6X246X7Y7J40/IMG_4203.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239568313-ZF0S00S0IU5NAIVJ1DLZ/IMG_4207.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239622554-DUMXX1U0IAUL2VVP3VGM/IMG_4209.jpg Pictures - Flood Markers on Schloss Pillnitz These plaques mark the water levels for seasons of high water. The flood of 2002 is the highest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239652614-XIFV9K2PRVGFBYO0YUQZ/IMG_4211.jpg Pictures - Flood Markers on Schloss Pillnitz These plaques mark the water levels for seasons of high water. The flood of 2002 is the highest. I'm not even as tall as 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239771469-H7D1P9VJV552Y4XT1418/IMG_4218.jpg Pictures - Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239800828-ZJ1VBV86XZ5M99UZM5S1/IMG_4219.jpg Pictures - Schloss Pillnitz A restored Baroque palace at the eastern end of the city of Dresden in the German state of Saxony. It is located on the bank of the River Elbe in the former village of Pillnitz. Pillnitz Castle was the summer residence of many electors and kings of Saxony; it is also known for the Declaration of Pillnitz in 1791. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239833614-QJJXPIW9IWLW71Q1P1VE/IMG_4225.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239868452-00P980GSOSCY0O103MZ5/IMG_4226.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239939248-G77MMEREV7UBUM1GZ9BP/IMG_4228.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442239995649-7ZA90QTPRGWK8FW4BD3S/IMG_4230.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240108563-CC1ZQYE6694DLQ218ACN/IMG_4239.jpg Pictures - Bastei A rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, this area is called the Switzerland of Saxony. Fun fact: These rock formations inspired Caspar David Friedrich to paint Der Wanderer. In Der Wanderer, a young man contemplates God https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240174421-JIJ6V81EOTZDGR2EXBG9/IMG_4246.jpg Pictures - Bastei A rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, this area is called the Switzerland of Saxony. Fun fact: These rock formations inspired Caspar David Friedrich to paint Der Wanderer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240281927-9F3H0F9IZYOXAM8Y6X60/IMG_4249.jpg Pictures - Bastei A rock formation towering 194 metres above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. Reaching a height of 305 metres above sea level, this area is called the Switzerland of Saxony. Fun fact: These rock formations inspired Caspar David Friedrich to paint Der Wanderer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240412628-5WY0PZPUV5YO4KGIOD8R/IMG_4252.jpg Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240440687-4T60B4H8742I3EGCIXEY/IMG_4257.jpg Pictures - Bastei Bridge The Bastei has been a tourist attraction for over 200 years. In 1824, a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors. This bridge was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei Bridge made of sandstone. The rock formations and vistas have inspired several well-known artists, among them Caspar David Friedrich. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240528291-Z3VLA147ZKAUWBQEK69U/IMG_4261.jpg Pictures - The Elbe One of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia (Czech Republic), then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km (68 mi) northwest of Hamburg. Its total length is 1,094 kilometres (680 mi). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f749d9e4b03fb5efd77777/1442240710541-BOVMUT1TTU5HZAWU07HJ/IMG_4263.jpg Pictures - Bastei Bridge The Bastei has been a tourist attraction for over 200 years. In 1824, a wooden bridge was constructed to link several rocks for the visitors. This bridge was replaced in 1851 by the present Bastei Bridge made of sandstone. The rock formations and vistas have inspired several well-known artists, among them Caspar David Friedrich. Fun fact: Napoleon's armies marched across this bridge. Just Kidding! 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