Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: zwinger

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. :-)

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.