Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: sachsen

The current Zwinger Palace was constructed in 1710-1728 by Augustus the Strong, using the foundations of an old armory. It was originally a stable, or "Zwinger," not for horses, but for artillery, hence the name. Although mostly destroyed during the bombing of Dresden in 1945, it was reconstructed after the war and is now a major tourist attraction.

I took this because I liked the carvings on the building, as well as the composition when taken from this perspective.

This is of the same part of the Zwinger as in Picture 2, only I was standing much further back in this one.

This is the largest of the Zwinger buildings, and the least ornate, although still including here, of course. :-)

Because Dresden is in Saxony (sorry for mistakes on earlier posts ;-)), this wall depicts the succession of Saxon sovereigns.

I saw this onion dome over the entrance to the Zwinger, and I just loved it. Therefore...here's the photo. :-) I haven't seen many onion domes in Germany, although in reality they're not too uncommon on churches.

Dresden used to have a fleet of Tatra T4D-MT trams (and still do, just not exclusively), not unlike the Tatra T3s used in Prague, but in recent years DVB, the Dresden transit authority, have been buying new articulated trams from Bombardier. I haven't ridden any of the new 12-axle TD12DD trams yet, but I have ridden these NGT8DDs, and they're great. They're quiet, smooth, quick, and obviously zero-emissions. In fact, I would venture to say that they should probably be models for future designs, as I've never ridden a better class of tram, although maybe I shouldn't be so enthusiastic without knowing how reliable they are. On the positive side, none of them broke down while I was riding them.