Walking from the Zwinger towards the river, we passed the Semper Oper. A famous opera house that was severely damaged…
Palace between the walls
Like the Fraunkirche, the baroque palace called “Zwinger” was severely damaged during the bombings of Dresden in February 1945. Its…
Princely procession
In the Augustiner Strasse in Dresden, you can admire the largest tiled mural in the world. The “Fürstenzug” (Procession of…
Rebuilding with old and new
On 13 February 1945, allied air forces bombed Dresden. It had been a centre for industry, food manufacturing, banking and…
Levitating up the hill
Not long after the funicular railway connected the district of Loschwitz to Weißer Hirsch, the residents of Oberloschwitz (Upper Loschwitz)…
View from the top
The Luisenhof opposite the station also features in the novel which first alerted me to the railway. We decided to…
Dresden Funicular
A novel set in Dresden starts with a detailed description of the main character travelling up the steep bank of…
Gardens of the Far East
The Korean garden is based on the “House of Lonely Friends” made in 1516 in Seoul. It has three distinct…
Structural gardens
Two Gardens of the World in this Berlin park rely heavily on non-plant structures. Despite this, they are clearly gardens,…
English landscape architecture
Unlike the show gardens, which are small and encased in tall hedging, the Gardens of the World park has some…