Der Zwinger, Dresden, Germany


Related person
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (architect)
Date
1711-1722;1945 (destroyed in carpet bombing raids);1945-1963 (rebuilding & restoration)
Location
Europe->Germany->Saxony->Dresden
Description
Built as the royal palace for Augustus the Strong. It was primarily used for pageants, festivals, and tournaments. Destroyed in World War II and subsequently rebuilt.
Style/Period
18th Century (1700 - 1799 CE)
Source
Hartmann, H. (1981). Pillnitz : Schloss, Park und Dorf. Weimar : Herman B̦hlaus Nachfolger. p.82