Zwinger (Dresden)
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The Zwinger is a palatial complex with gardens in Dresden, Germany. Designed by architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann, it is one of the most important buildings of the Baroque period in Germany. Along
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Zwinger park and memorial photochrome print around 1895
The crown gate with the long galleries adjoining on both sides
Dresden before 1519 with the course of the nearby Weißeritz river (top left)
Augustus II the Strong
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Augustus II the Strong, was Elector of Saxony as Frederick Augustus I from 1694 as well as King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1697 to 1706 and from 1709 until his death in 1733. He belong
Zwinger (Dresden)
…festival area. Its richly decorated pavilions and the galleries lined with balustrades, figures and vases testify to the splendor during the reign of Augustus the Strong, Elector of Saxony and elected King of Poland. In the original conception of the elector, the Zwinger was the forecourt of a new castle that would take…
Portrait of Augustus with the star of the Polish Order of the White Eagle, by Louis de Silvestre
Augustus II by Marcello Bacciarelli
Election of Augustus II for King of Poland in Wola near Warsaw in 1697
Equestrian statue of Augustus II the Strong in Dresden