Dresden

As a result of Anglo-American bombings at night with 13 for February, 14th, 1945 the baroque city, residence kurfjurstov Saxony with 1547  has been completely annihilated; year. It named Venice on Elba. The industrial development which has begun in XIX century of a city has not disfigured its historical centre as all manufactories bore for its limits. August Courageous, the collector of works of art and art worth, wanted, that the city became a work of art.

Despite large-scale regenerative jobs since 1951 destruction traces are still visible in streets of an old city. Ruins Frauenkirhe - the most beautiful church in a Baroque taste, suffered from bombing were saved. Palace TSvinger, also in a Baroque taste, is rebuilt and open for visitation in 1964. The picture portico of old masters (the Dresden portico) places again in a southern part of a palace. In portico masterpieces of German artists (Cocks, Djurer), Flemish and Dutch school (Van Ejk, Rubens, Rembrandt), the Italian artists (Raphael, Dzhordzhone, by Botticelli) are exhibited. In a palace other museums are had also: the Physical and mathematical showroom exhibiting scientific devices XI-XIX of centuries; the Historical museum with its well-known collection of the weapon. On Teaterplatts the Opera theatre is rebuilt. In a city there is the greatest in Saxony a latin church in a Baroque taste with extremely rich decor, also hardly suffered from bombing. Terrace Brjul passes along the main prospectus of a city and Elba.