Often seen as an important culture center, it is called the "Florence of the Elbe" (Elbflorenz in German). Before the bombing raids of World War II, Dresden with its unmatched collection of baroque architecture was famous as one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. The style of architecture that predominated under August I of Saxony is known as Dresdner Barock. The city area also reportedly had in some quarters the highest living costs in Europe before World War II. Many of the city's greatest monuments were rebuilt in the decades following the war; this process was given new impetus (and funding) after the reunification of Germany in 1990. The city now once again features a wealth of tourist attractions.

Year	Architect	Building
1586-91	Paul Buchner	Verkehrsmuseum (Johanneum)
1678-83	Johann Georg Starcke	Großer Garten Palace
1709-32	Matthäus Daniel Pöpperlmann	Zwinger
1726-43	George Bähr	Frauenkirche
1729-31	Zacharias Longuelune	Japanisches Palais
1732-39	George Bähr & Matthäus Daniel Pöpperlmann	Dreikönigskirche
1738-51	Gaetano Chiaveri	Hofkirche
1764-92	Johann Georg Schmidt	Kreuzkirche
1851-54	Adolf Lohse	Albrechtsberg Palace
1855-57	-	Lingnerpalace
1859-61	-	Eckberg Palace
1869-78	Gottfried Semper	Semperoper
1872-74	-	Russian Orthodox Church
1891-94	Constantin Lipsius	Academy of Arts
1907	Martin Hammitzsch	Former Yenidze Cigarette Factory
2001	Wandel Hoefer Lorch + Hirsch	Synagogue
-	-	World Trade Centre
2001	Henn	VW Factory

Further Features

Old Postcards: Old postcards of Dresden showing the city and its major landmarks before its almost total destruction by bombing raids towards the end of the Second World War in 1945. View