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384: 392: 371:), with its nearly 300,000 pieces, is one of Dresden’s oldest museums, dating back to the early 16th century. It contains one of the largest universal collections in Europe. Its broad-spectrum ranges from classical antiquity to present-day coins. Some 30,000 Saxon coins and medals represent different periods in Saxony's history. The collection also includes orders and insignia, banknotes and historic bonds, models, seals, minting dies for coins and medals, as well as minting machines and equipment. 271: 291: 180: 29: 226: 356:
The Historic Green Vault is known for its treasure chambers and is itself a baroque work of art. The New Green Vault is more modern. The Historic Green Vault is located on the ground floor of the Dresden Castle and visits require an advance booking; admittance to the New Green Vault, which is on the
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A suite of four fully restored staterooms reopened in September 2019, marking the 300th anniversary since they were first constructed by Augustus the Strong. Additionally, the Small Ballroom in the Georgenbau has reopened, showcasing one of the 19th-century additions to the palace.
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The exhibition shows around 3,300 outstanding objects in four rooms, which represent a cross-section of the various parts of the collection. The Numismatic Cabinet is also a center of scholarly research and has a public library of some 30,000 volumes.
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was built at the beginning of the 15th century. From 1468 until 1480, the keep was extended by the master builder, Arnold von Westfalen, becoming an enclosed four-wing construction. In the middle of the 16th century, an addition was made in the
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A Neo-Renaissance renovation was undertaken, followed by various modernizations, such as in-floor heating and electric lights in 1914. On the outside of the
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rebuilt much of the castle in the Baroque style. The collection rooms were created at this time in the western wing. The Silver Room, Heraldic Room and the
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was later found in an underground car park. The press called the burglary one of the largest and most significant since
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are shown along with photographic works. There is also a collection of drawings and graphic art by
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Today, the residential castle is a museum complex that contains the Historic and New
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were destroyed. However, the collections survived, having been moved to safety at
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Most of the castle was reduced to a roofless shell during 13 February 1945
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Eastern courtyard of Dresden Castle (21st-century reconstruction)
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Originating from weapons owned by Saxon Dukes and Electors, the
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Dresden Armory with the Turkish Chamber and the Renaissance Wing
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Enclosed western courtyard of Dresden Castle (museum entrance)
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stole royal Polish-Saxon jewels and priceless objects
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Index


Neo-Renaissance
Baroque
Dresden
Germany
Free State of Saxony
German
Dresden
Germany
kings
Saxony
Albertine House of Wettin
Kings of Poland
Baroque
Neo-renaissance
Green Vault
Numismatic Cabinet
Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs
Dresden Armory
Turkish Chamber
Dresden State Art Collections

Romanesque
keep
Saxon Renaissance
Augustus II the Strong

House of Wettin
Johanneum
Procession of Princes

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