This guide with its large number of fine colour photos is a declaration of love to the rebuilt city of Dresden. The 72-page tour focuses on this historic baroque city where the kings of Saxony once resided, now the state capital. Also included are the charming valley of the Elbe with the city of Meissen, the region known as "Saxony’s Switzerland" with its bizarre rock formations, and the picturesque castles and romantic parks and gardens to be found near Dresden.As the seat of the government of the former electorate of Saxony, Dresden evolved over the centuries to become one of the foremost cities of culture and the arts. The guide focuses on the baroque old city with the castle, the cathedral, the Zwinger and the Semper Opera. Other highlights are the museums with their world-famous exhibits, the picture gallery with its collection of old masters, the armoury in the Zwinger, the Porcelain Collection, the Mathematisch-Physikalische Salon (also in the Zwinger), and the Albertinum with its gallery of modern masters and the famous collection of precious artefacts in the Grünes Gewölbe. Dresden and the Elbe Valley have always been associated with the famous composers of classical music who lived and worked here, along with poets and writers, great artists, master architects and other great minds. The rulers of Saxony were their patrons, foremost among them August the Strong and his minister, later Prime Minister, Count Heinrich von Brühl. The informative text accompanying the fine selection of excellent, high-quality photos focuses on the cultural history. The author is Countess Christine von Brühl, a direct descendant of Count Heinrich von Brühl. This volume takes you on a voyage of discovery that will make you want to visit Dresden and the Elbe Valley and see them for yourself.
Ce livre de photographies est une invitation au voyage à Dresde, ville enfin reconstruite. 72 pages de photographies en couleur nous proposent un circuit touristique dans l’actuelle capitale de la Saxe, ainsi que dans les environs de cette ville baroque, autrefois résidence princière. Nous découvrirons la magnifique vallée de l’Elbe avec la célèbre ville de Meissen et la Suisse Saxonne, dont les monts de grès ont des formes si insolites. Nous visiterons aussi des châteaux pittoresques et des jardins romantiques situés non loin de Dresde. Siège du gouvernement de l’ancienne principauté saxonne, Dresde est devenue au cours des siècles une ville culturelle et artistique renommée. On commencera la visite de la vieille ville baroque de Dresde par le palais, la Hofkirche catholique, le Zwinger et l’opéra Semper. On admirera ensuite les musées avec leurs collections de renommée mondiale: la galerie de peintures des maîtres anciens, la salle d’armes dans le Zwinger, la collection de! porcelaines et le salon de mathématiques et de physique, également dans le Zwinger. On contemplera ensuite dans l’Albertinum de nombreux tableaux, et dans le «Grünes Gewölbe», une collection de pièces précieuses et étonnantes.Depuis toujours, de célèbres compositeurs de musique classique ont vécu à Dresde et dans la vallée de l’Elbe. De nombreux poètes et philosophes, des artistes renommés, des maîtres de l’architecture et de l’artisanat d’art séjournèrent dans la région. Leurs mécènes étaient les souverains saxons et plus particulièrement Auguste le Fort et son premier ministre, le comte Henri de Brühl.Les photographies prises par de grands photographes de sites sont accompagnées d’explications sur le contexte historique et culturel, rédigées par une journaliste, la comtesse Christine de Brühl, descendante directe du comte Henri de Brühl. Partez à la découverte de Dresde et de la vallée de l’Elbe avec ce livre de photographies – à la fois guide touristique et ouvrage de référence. L’édition trilingue (Allemand / Anglais / Français) en fait un ambassadeur de Dresde à l’étranger.
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