Schloßplatz (Dresden)

The Castle Square in Dresden is one of the historical places of the city and stands as a landmark group of buildings of the old town of Dresden. The surrounding the square building is largely restored, so that the place bears his original character again. It is located between the Elbe and the castle.

Development

Named giving building is the Dresden Royal Palace, which lies with its main building on the square. The Georgenbau one of the oldest parts of the 15th century repeatedly expanded and converted building. However, he was replaced with the Georgentor to 1901 in Neo-Renaissance style. Through the gate, the castle road that connects the plaza towards Old Market runs. Also on Castle Square is located approximately 100 meters high Hausmannsturm, the tallest tower in Dresden and the castle.

The Palace Square is separated from the theater space only by the Catholic Court Church, which limits the space to the west. The courts merge into each other between Augustus Bridge and Hofkirche. The Hofkirche is also the only building that gives the place a Baroque character. With the castle, the church on an attached bridge is connected. The underlying, hitherto nameless alley was baptized Chiaverigasse on 22 May 2007 by the Italian architect Gaetano Chiaveri, who built the Hofkirche.

At the Palace Square, the Augustus Street, which is known by the Princes begins. From the square, parts of the Fürstenzugs are recognizable because it starts immediately on the site. About the Augustusstraße the place is connected to the Neumarkt.

In contrast to the Hofkirche is the Saxon House of the Estates, where the Higher Regional Court Dresden sits. This was until 1894, the Fürstenberg house that was demolished for the construction of the house stands. This is followed on the stairs to the Brühl's terrace, complete the square next to the ramp to the bridge over the Elbe.

Monuments

King Albert Memorial

A bronze equestrian statue by sculptor Max Baumbach for King Albert of Saxony was inaugurated four years after his death on April 23, 1906 before the Georgenbau and melted down after 1945. The monument plinth was restored after 1990 the original location.

Frederick Augustus monument

At the site of the Albert Memorial since May 29, 2008, with a sculpture by Ernst Rietschel that " the righteous " shows the king Friedrich August I in a sitting position. The cast in the art and bell foundry Lauchhammer monument was in 1843 placed in the kennel and consecrated, later found a place at the Japanese Palace and received through the efforts of the city, the Saxon Academy of Arts and private sponsors in 2008 his final place on the Palace Square. At the consecration on 29 May 2008 that Christmas hymn was sung, the Richard Wagner had composed on the occasion of the unveiling in 1843.

Napoleonstein

Outside the main entrance of the Hofkirche a paving stone is marked with a N. The paving stone indicates the place where Napoleon Bonaparte is said to have stood on 26 August 1813. On this day, he took off his troops parade before the Battle of Dresden.

Stumbling block

A stumbling block set - Outside the main entrance of the Catholic court church was built to commemorate the Sorbian Kaplan Alojs Andritzki on June 11, 2011 - two days before his beatification.

Traffic

About the Theatre Square and the Augustus Bridge runs moderate through traffic, and run three tram lines. The main part of the square is pedestrianized and accrued over bollards from through traffic. Tram stops are also close to the Theatre Square. By Georgentor through the main axis of the pedestrian and bicycle traffic, which is later largely formed even by Old Market Square, Prager Straße and Wiener Platz and the main street and Albert Square as a pedestrian running.

Use

In addition to the Theatre Square Schlossplatz for political events is used in the election campaign. Since the dense development caused much reverberation, concerts tend to take place in the theater space, which is much spacious and so has better acoustics.