A Small Tour of the Center of Dresden

I had about a two hour break between apartment appointments

while I was near downtown, so I took the camera and did a little

looking around the center of Dresden. The are a couple of main tram transfer

stations and one of them is the Postplatz and this is near what is called the

Alt-stadt (old city). There are an impressive

number of beautiful buildings that seem to have survived the

Allied bombing that destroyed much of Dresden during WWII.

Here are some images that caught my eye.

This statue/fountain was unique from a distance.

But then I got closer and looked a the detail in the metalwork.

These next pictures show a couple of the features of the fountain.

I'm not sure what this building is or was, but it was very nice.

The Semper Opera House below is a fantastically ornate large building.

A version of Evita is playing there now. I heard that some of the

people in the opera are staying at my hotel. Just a rumor.

Below is closeup of the chariot at the top of the OperaHouse.


Some more of the old buildings.

I walked across the bridge over the Elbe River and took this

picture looking back. The tall building on the right is the Frauenkirche.

It was destroyed as a result of the bombing of Dresden in WWII

and was rebuilt from some of the rubble.

There are other pictures of it below.

This is from the bridge looking at the north side of the river

just across the Elbe River from the Alt-stadt.

The public viewing grounds can be seen - this is where

many people watched Germany compete during the World Cup.

It was getting very hot in the sun. I think the temperature has been around

90 degrees F several of the days. As I came up a wide set of stairs,

I found these little places of respite from the heat and sun.

Walking under them was marvelously refreshing.

One of them had two young girls playing music (violin and cello).

Kunst



This easel was setup and it was obvious (from the smell) that someone was
painting with oil. But I never saw that artist. Maybe it was break-time.

This neat little alleyway was filled with sidewalk cafes and street vendors.

Archway to the River Elbe.

Here is another picture of the Frauenkirche.

This area is the site of the very famous Christmas Markt

the month of December. In the summer, it is used by people who are

cooling off by playing in the fountain.