Misc, Dresden part III - Czech Blog post #15

Well, I’ve already toldyou enough of the history of Dresden, Germany, to fill two blogs. We saw somuch more and I would love to tell you even more. But I will rein myself in at this pointand just share lots of randomness from the rest of the city.

Some places I can label; about others I am relatively clueless. Ok, I’m usually clueless, but such is my life. 

Known as the TheFürstenzug, or Procession of Princes in English, this long mural made ofporcelain tiles shows Saxon rulers throughout the ages.

Stallhof or Stall Courtyard is where the stables were for theDresden palace and was built in 1586. Jousting tournaments and other competitionson horseback were held there. 

The Opera House, called TheSemperoper, after its architect, Gottfried Semper. The statue is of Johann King of Saxony.  

The Baroque Zwinger Palace.The term "Zwinger" was the name used in the Middle Ages for part of afortress between the outer and inner walls. Interestingly, the exact on-linetranslation for zwinger is “kennel”. 

Because this building wason the other side of the Elbe River, we didn’t get close to it. My onlinesearch leads me to believe it is some government administration building. 

The pictures above andbelow are part of the Academy of Fine Arts. Once again, I found way too muchinformation on the internet, so I’m leaving it at that, except to add the word:Zitronenpresse.

Cathedral of the HolyTrinity and one of the many statues along its sides. 

Flowers and sometimes youdon’t even need a translation.