Public transport in Dresden is distinguished not only by well-organized German organization, but also by an amazing variety, including rare and outdated types of vehicles.

Urban transport in Dresden is managed by the state-owned Dresden Transport Corporation (DVB) as well as the Upper Elbe Transport Association (VVO). The basis of the unified urban transport system in Dresden is several dozen bus and tram routes, S-Bahn city electric train lines, river ferries and 2 funiculars.

The schedule of public transport in Dresden can be clarified or.

Buses and trams in Dresden

12 trams and 27 bus lines() play a leading role in transport support Dresden. Dresden buses (Stadtbus) and trams allow you not only to move freely around the city, but also to see its most important sights along the way.

Buses and trams run every 15-20 minutes on popular routes, and every 20-30 minutes on peripheral routes. At night, the traffic interval may increase several times.

There are special "tourist" routes covering most interesting places Dresden and its suburbs in one trip. These, in particular, include tram routes No. 4 and 9 (an overview of the most interesting cultural monuments and the most successful places for, respectively), as well as Stadtrundfahrt double-decker buses that depart daily for excursion tours from the "Teatralnaya Square" (parking opposite). The cost of a trip on a double-decker sightseeing bus in Dresden is 15 € for 1.5 hours or 32 € for 2.5 hours.

City trains in Dresden

There are 3 S-Bahn lines linking the city with important suburban areas of Dresden:

• Line S1 - from Meissen to Schöna, via Pirna (Saxon Switzerland)
• Line S2 - from Central railway station before International Airport Dresden
• Line S3 - from Central Station to Tarandt, via Freital

Water city transport in Dresden

River ferries transporting residents and guests of Dresden along the Elbe are considered one of the most romantic types of urban transport. Ferries in Dresden operate year-round, regardless of weather conditions.

In total, there are 5 ferry routes in the city: one automobile route crossing the Elbe between the Kleinzschachwitz district and the Pillnitz castle, as well as 4 passenger ferry routes plying between the Laubegast district and Niederpoiritz, Johanstadt and Neustadt, the Kossebaude and Radebeul districts.

Dresden is famous for the fact that in addition to the usual river ferries, there is Europe's largest fleet of historic steam-powered wheeled boats. Miniature steamboats regularly run up (to Saxon Switzerland) and down (to the city of Meissen) along the Elbe.

The central station from which the paddle steamer routes depart in Dresden is located opposite one of the city's most popular attractions -. Steamboat navigation continues from early April to late October.

Dresden funiculars

In Dresden, there are 2 funiculars that differ in design and are located in the Elbe Valley. Today, it performs not so much the function of public transport as the role of a popular tourist attraction.

The first of them is called the Dresden cable car (opened in 1901, length - 256 m) and is a monorail with a suspended cabin. It connects the outlying districts of the city - Loschwitz and Oberloshwitz.

The second funicular (begun in 1985, length - 547 m) connects Loschwitz, located high on a hill, with the neighboring area of ​​\u200b\u200bWhite Deer Villas (Weißer Hirsch). Along the way, the road passes through 2 mountain tunnels.

A trip on the Dresden funicular costs 3 € one way, and 4 € both ways.

Both pistes run close to the famous Blue Wonder Bridge and their top stations provide the perfect vantage point for a panoramic view of Dresden.

Other types of public transport in Dresden

One of the most unusual types of Dresden transport is the narrow-gauge railway (length - 20 km), passing through the territory of Dresden's main park - Groser Garten. A miniature train has been serving big and small visitors to the park in the summer since the middle of the 20th century. On the "park" railway you can find both familiar electric locomotives and a working smaller version of an old steam locomotive.

Another unusual mode of transport in Dresden is horse-drawn carriages (Kutschfahrt), which can be seen in the summer on the central squares of the city. Horse-drawn carriages vary in size and shape - from graceful spans and carriages, to bulky double-decker carts designed for large groups tourists.

A half-hour horse ride around Dresden will cost an average of 15 € per person.

Tickets and prices

Travel on public transport in Dresden is paid for using universal tickets and travel cards valid for all types of transport. They can be purchased from automatic ticket offices (at stations and stops), from bus and tram drivers, from regular ticket offices (owned by DVB), from some newsstands, and from tourist information centres.

After purchasing the pass, you must validate it at the yellow machine (Entwerter) to make it valid. The fine for ticketless travel in Dresden is 40 €.

The territory of Dresden and the surrounding regions is divided into 21, the intersection of which increases the cost of the ticket. The most popular transport zone number 10 covers almost the entire territory of Dresden.

Tickets for public transport in Dresden are divided into several types, depending on the duration and distance of the trip.

Most popular species tickets include: single trip ticket (€2.2-7.8), 4 trip ticket (€5-7.8), day ticket (€6-13.5) and Dresden-City passes -Card (calculated for a period of 1-5 days and costing 9.9-77 €) and Dresden-Regio-Card (valid for 3 and 5 days, price - 49.9-77 €), additionally giving the right to discounts for visiting many popular sights and excursions in Dresden.

We traveled from Prague to Dresden by train, and it was a Czech train. You can't deny yourself the pleasure of using the Czech railway! Especially with such fellow travelers)) A strange cheerful German sat down with us. He said hello, asked where we were going ... And then he began to count. Okay, let him think. Maybe he's counting the money saved. However, the calculations never stopped. Then he started talking with numbers. Olya and I are already a little tense. At first the numbers made the German citizen laugh, then they made him angry and made him laugh again. A couple of times he tried to joke, but my poor knowledge of German did not help me understand which "shovel" to laugh at. I am sure that a good knowledge of German would not help either. Numbers were all over his notebook, and he had already begun to count using a train ticket. Thoughts began to creep into my head that when the calculations were finished, he would take an ax from his backpack and chop us into small pieces. However, after crossing the German border, our accountant got out of the car and did not return, leaving his luggage behind. New thoughts visited me. In Russia, Russian Railways warns against leaving luggage unattended due to the threat of terrorist attacks. And suddenly, what if there is an explosive device ...?
Through the translucent mesh on the bag, endless sheets of paper were visible, densely filled with rows of numbers. Fortunately, at that moment the conductor came to us. I briefly told him about the strange passenger. The conductor was seriously scared, but when I told him that the man was a little crazy, he waved his hand and reassured me, like he always forgets his luggage.
Oh, someday I'll write a memoir about my railway adventures.

When we left the station building, the question arose: "Which way to go?" Decided to ask the locals for help. Insidious German pensioners sent us in the other direction from the old city, although I even showed the direction with my hand and asked: "Is there an altshtat?", but we managed to look at the city from the tram window. We reached another railway station and had the good fortune to see a rare Dresden tram. It's good that German tickets are valid not for one trip, but for time. Look: it's almost noon on the clock, and not a single museum has been visited yet.

It is easy to guess that the first thing we did was go to the Zwinger.

Personally, I wanted to visit the Dresden Old Masters Picture Gallery because of the "Sleeping Venus". It is forbidden to take pictures inside, so the picture is from here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleeping_Venus

The Porcelain Museum also forbids photography (how tired I am of these bans), but you know, in local shops you can find a lot of porcelain copied from the exhibits of the museum, except that the scale may differ. In general, if there is no money for the museum, you can see part of the exposition in stores for free)) Of course, I'm joking. The most interesting exhibits are nowhere else, except in the museum, it is impossible to see.
Entering one of the porcelain shops, they observed three crying girls. One was filled with tears so that a puddle had already formed under it. The other two consoled her: "Don't cry, he will come back to you." "No, he won't come back, I know him!" At first it seemed to me that I already understood at the subconscious level German but no, they spoke Russian!
Zwinger is also good because it is not bad observation deck. For example, from here you can see the Dresden Castle Residence (Dresdner Residenzschloss)

The Frauenkirche was destroyed during a British air raid on February 13, 1945. For a long time the church remained in ruins, allegedly as a reminder of the war. Only in 1993 began its restoration. Now like new!

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How to use public transport in Dresden - the complete guide

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You are going to Dresden and want to use public transport there to visit sights far from the center of Dresden? Or is your hotel not quite in the center? Or maybe you just want to see how the local transport works?

Then you've hit the bull's-eye! Here we will give you complete guide how to use transport in Dresden. So read our article, apply and enjoy the trip, instead of wasting time on everyday life and studying German ticket machines.

So, what will we talk about:

What is the transport in Dresden?

Public transport in Dresden is well developed. It is clean, comfortable and punctual. You can get to any part of the city by tram (Straßenbahn) or bus (Bus). For faster travel, you can also take the local train (S-Bahn). There is no metro in Dresden.

How to download the Dresden traffic map?

To find out where, what to travel within Dresden, you need a map of the Dresden fare zone. Through this zone you can get to all the sights of Dresden, to the airport and to.

See also scheme transport card The Dresden fare zone is posted at almost all stops and inside the trams and buses themselves.

If you want to travel around Dresden, you need an Oberelbe fare union card.

Where can I see the schedule of transport in Dresden?

Transport timetables are posted at each stop. At major stops, the arrival time of the next tram/bus is shown on electronic displays.

You can find out when the next tram leaves and plan your trip with the trip planner on the website of the Dresden Transport Company (in English).

How to buy tickets?

Tickets can be bought from yellow vending machines at stops and inside trams, service points of DVB (Dresden Transport Company), as well as from bus drivers:

DVB service point:

Tram ticket machine:

The vending machines inside the tram have some limitations. They only accept coins and only tickets for the Dresden fare zone can be bought here. If you are traveling outside of Dresden, buy tickets at stops.

Tickets that you buy inside the transport from the driver or in the machine are immediately broken. Here's what they look like:

And here are the vending machines:

They accept coins and paper money and sell tickets for all fare zones.

To travel around Dresden, the Dresden tariff zone (Tarifzone Dresden 10) will suffice. Through this zone you can get to all the sights of Dresden, to the airport and to. To buy this ticket, just press the desired fare. The rates are described below. Green buttons - for tickets at a reduced price.

Tickets from vending machines at stops and service points must be punched after boarding a bus or tram. When traveling by train, tickets are punched on the platform. Insert the ticket into the punching machine. He clicks. Ready! Here's what these things look like:

How not to miss the right stop?

When you ride in a new vehicle, but also foreign city The question arises: How not to miss the right stop? In this regard, the German organization helps us a lot: The next stop is not only announced in advance through the speakers, but it can also be viewed on such scoreboards showing the route.

Very convenient: you can see when you need to get off a few stops in advance. So feel free to sit down, drive and enjoy the views from the windows.

Prices for public transport in Dresden and how to save money?

Ticket prices differ depending on how many fare zones they are valid for. In order to see the sights of Dresden and get to the airport, you only need one zone (Tarifzone Dresden 10).

With the same ticket, you can travel by bus, tram or train (S-Bahn) in the fare zone for which you bought the ticket. The funicular, cable car and ferries require special tickets.

If you want to travel a lot during the day, a day ticket will be beneficial for you. It pays off from the third trip. Families and groups can benefit from day tickets for families or groups.

Below are the ticket prices for trips within Dresden (one fare zone)

Ticket	German title	Really	Price	Preferential price
One trip	Einzelfahrt	1 tariff zone; Max. 1 hour	2,30 €	1,60 € *
4 short trips	4er Karte Kurzstrecke	4 trips, each max. 4 stopovers	5,50 €	–
Day ticket for 1 person	Tageskarte Einzelperson	1 tariff zone; until 4.00 a.m. the next day	6,00 €	5,00 € **
Night ticket	Nacht Ticket	tariff union; from 18.00 – 6.00	7,00 €	–

Preferential price valid:

* for children 6 - 14 years old (when checking tickets, you need to show your passport to prove your age)

** for children aged 6-14 and pensioners over 61 (with ticket control needs to show your passport to prove your age )

Family day pass

The ticket is valid for max. 2 adults and max. 4 children (6 – 14 years old) or for max. 6 children until 4.00 am the next day.

Day ticket for a group of up to 5 people

The ticket is valid for max. 5 adults until 4:00 a.m. the next day across the entire fare union.

If someone would say to our man today, something like “do you want to get there quickly and without problems? Get on the tram.”, then of course he would not believe it. By tram and fast? No, I haven't heard. He slows down at every traffic light, and all sorts of eccentrics (read "assholes") on their nags leave on the way, occupy them for a left turn and what the hell can you do to them ...

The author of these lines in 2009, in order to be in time for the festive buffet, held at the Mining Institute in Petersburg, rode the tram two stops exactly 50 minutes! By the beginning of the holiday, I did not have time, and the impression of the St. Petersburg tram remained indelible - I did not use it anymore.

Alas, but such is the truth of our current tram life :(
But there are also such cities in Europe where the tram is in high esteem, everyone respects it, everyone yields to it and everyone uses it! It's about German Dresden

Under the cut, a couple of words about the Dresden tram ...

To begin with, about the scheme of tram tracks. It was thought out with German clarity and logic, and one can only wonder how thoughtful every turn, every stop ...

in the whole city you will not find a street that would be cut off from at least one highway, there is always a stop within ten minutes of walking. To be convinced of this, it is enough to look at the dense scheme of tram tracks (yellow lines) that permeate the entire city.

They say that when creating this scheme, some tricky formulas were used, they say there is a certain “wave”, a temporary wave, “catching” which, you can drive from one end of the city to the other without waiting for transport for a minute. Everything will fit one after another - it doesn't matter if it's a tram or a bus.

Until recently, the old Czech Tatras plied the city, and a few years ago they were replaced by new German-made trams. Collect them, by the way, not far from Dresden

Over the Elbe...

What surprised me the most about the Dresden tram was the respect it received from the local authorities. We are unlikely to think of such a thing. Namely:
- in no case should you occupy tram tracks for more than 5 minutes, otherwise you will face a considerable fine. Even if there was an accident, be kind - push your car out of the way and don't cause inconvenience to others :)
- a special button is installed on the working control panel of the tram, with the help of which the driver can make all the traffic lights green along his route and thus make up for possible delays from the schedule.

This is really caring for people! For this, German citizens have great respect from me!

There is another special type of transport in Dresden - a freight tram! I have not seen him live, but Wikipedia shows him like this

Next time, being in Dresden, I will definitely look for such a pepelats :)

I will probably not write about other features of the local tram. There is a lot of information on the network about where and how to buy tickets for travel, about tariff zones, about the schedule and intervals of movement ... Now just photos of the Dresden tram against the backdrop of city attractions

The center of modern Dresden is a strange sight - haphazardly scattered buildings of various colors, large wastelands, poorly organized squares, which in fact are the same wastelands.

No, of course, the famous Dresden buildings have been restored: the Zwinger, Royal Palace, Brühl terrace, even 60 years later - Frauenkirche. But this is a drop in the ocean of a big city.

Looking at the center of Dresden, one wonders if there was at least some post-war urban plan? Did the architects participate in this spontaneous development at all? why did they torture the body of the city so much, breaking the historical grid of streets?

But Dresden was one of most beautiful cities Germany. Was. Until February 13, 1945.

We have amazing DVDs of "Old Dresden from a Tram Window" at home. We don’t know for what purposes they were intended, but archival films with filming of Dresden streets, made in the 1920s from the cab of a carriage driver on several tram routes, and throughout the entire route from the starting point of the route to the final stop.

Just imagine, you are sitting in a tram, and narrow crowded streets with dense high-rise buildings, boulevards, elegant squares are passing by ...

Inspired by what we saw in the films, we made an attempt to find at least some crumbs and, calling on fantasy to help, take a walk through the non-existent Dresden.

The era of grunderism in Germany was accompanied by a building boom. Public buildings, banks, churches, tenement houses appeared like mushrooms after rain. Solid and strong, overloaded with decor and sculpture, they continued the traditions of the Renaissance-Baroque architecture existing in the city.

In the Aussere Neustadt area, a sample of the complex development of the Martin-Luther-Platz (1879-98, Ernst Giese & Bernhard Paul Weidner) has been preserved. In the center of the square measuring 75x160 m, the Martin Luther Church / Martin-Luther-Kirche rises in the square.

Along the perimeter of the square, 4- and 5-story residential buildings stand shoulder to shoulder.

In principle, the quarters of Dresden's grunderism era do not differ much from similar ones in many European cities.

Not far from the square there is Bautzner-Strasse / Bautzner-Strasse.

In one of the houses on this street is the famous “Pfund Brothers Dairy Store”, founded in 1891 and retaining the appearance that it received in 1910. In 1997, the store was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as “the best and most beautiful dairy store in the world” .

And this is no coincidence. Just imagine an interior with 250 (!!!) square meters of hand-painted tiles from Villeroy & Boch!

One bad thing - photography is not welcome in the store, and therefore in our archive there is only one shot from the street and a couple of shots inside.

Even the street arch leading to the courtyard is also tiled.

To illustrate the amazing interiors of the dairy Pfund, here are a few photos from the purchased brochure.

During restoration work:

This is what almost empty shelves looked like during the economic crisis in the GDR in the mid-70s.

And this is what the dairy looks like today.

Interior details:

In the same 1870-1880s, a prestigious area of ​​villas, the so-called "Swiss Quarter", was built, the remains of which can be found among the Dresden Khrushchevs (Leubnitzer Strasse, Altenzeller Strasse).

Once upon a time, diplomatic residences were located in this respectable area.

The former building of the Russian diplomatic mission (Lucasstrasse, 6) was built in 1897 (architect Ludwig Wilhelm Lippold).

A few minutes walk from it stands the Russian Orthodox Church(Fritz-Löffler-Strasse 19). The temple was built in 1872-74. architect Harald Julius von Bosse, aka Harald Ernestovich Bosse, who left a significant mark on the architecture of St. Petersburg.

Before World War II, there were still Anglican and American churches in this area, but, for obvious reasons, only the Russian one was restored. True, now she was standing on an "island" in the middle of a wide highway.

But the Evangelical Church of St. Luke / Lucaskirche (Lucasplatz, 1891, architect Georg Weidenbach) was restored in the 1960s in a simplified form.

Near the Church of St. Luke is strange object- dilapidated outer walls, no roof, inside a forest of trees, and on the wall - a sign of an architectural monument ...

However, you will not surprise our man with such a state of the monument!

By the beginning of the 20th century, Dresden had acquired new stations. The monumental Main Station / Hauptbahnhof (1892-97, architect Ernst Giese, Paul Weidner) appeared on the site of the Bohemian railway station.

An imposing sandstone façade is crowned by a glass dome.

Above - the sculptural group "Saxony".

On the side of the station building adjoined the Royal Pavilion, later converted into a cinema.

On the site of the Silesian railway station, the Neustadt / Bahnhof Neustadt station building (Schlesischer Platz, 1, 1898-1901, architect Osmar Dürichen) grew up.

By the way, both stations were and remain through. To railways did not become an obstacle to traffic and trams, the rails were laid on high viaducts.

A metal viaduct, the same age as the station, has been preserved near the Neustadt station.

In 1899, the Covered Market / Markthalle Neustadt (Ritterstrasse / Metzer Strasse, architect Edmund Bräter) appeared on the site of the military barracks in the Neustadt district of Dresden. The building was renovated in 2000.

On the other side of the Elbe, at the Marienbrücke / Marienbruecke bridge, there are the production and warehouse buildings of the Jenidze Tobacco Factory (Weißeritzstr., 3, architect Hermann Martin Hammitzsch), built in 1907. Today, a hotel is located here, and concerts of fairy tale readers are held in the glass dome!

Fragment of the fence:

Entrance from the courtyard:

Registration of entrances to the building from the street:

Windows on different floors are different.

In the second half of the 19th century, active construction of buildings for government and municipal institutions began.

Ministry of Finance (Carolaplatz, 1, 1890-94, architect Otto Wanckel):

State Chancellery (Archivstrasse, 1, 1900-04, architects Edmund Waldow, Heinrich Tscharmann):

The building of the Police Department (Schießgasse, 7, 1895-1900, architect Julius Temper):

From the facade above the entrance to the building, three characters look at the pedestrians.

The third character is especially impressive...

New Town Hall / Neues Rathaus (Dr.- Külz-Ring, 1905-1910, architect Karl Roth, Edmund Bräter):

The complex of the Main State Archives / Hauptstaatsarchiv (Archivstrasse, 14, 1911-1915, architect Ottomar Reichelt, Heinrich Koch) consists of three buildings: storage, archival administration and entrance pavilion.

The archival administration and the entrance pavilion are typical representatives of the eclectic style.

But the most remarkable building of the entire complex is the product of new architectural trends.

The unusual shape of the building is due to the pentagonal area reserved for construction.

A clear vertical division of the facades, wide window bands, minimalist decor give the building solidity, but without a feeling of heaviness.

The Neustadt fire station / Feuerwache Neustadt (Louisenstrasse, 16, 1916, architect Hans Erlwein) is a long symmetrical building with two risalits and a low tower on the roof.

Between the arches of the first floor there are medallions with images of Lightning, Wind, Water, Guardian and Pyro.

On the pediment of the risalits are bas-reliefs "Fire" and "Drought".

The rear facade of the building of the fire station, facing the parallel street, looks very modest.

Built in 1911-13. The Drama Theater / Schauspielhaus (Theaterstrasse, 2, architect William Lossow, Hans Max Kühne) bears little resemblance to the opulent Opera House: smooth plastered walls plus a bit of sculpture.

Judging by the surviving or restored Dresden buildings of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Neo-Baroque and Neo-Renaissance were the favorite trends. The meeting with representatives of the Saxon Art Nouveau in the Äußere Neustadt area was a complete surprise.

Three neighboring tenement houses (Katharinenstrasse, 1,3,5) were built in 1902-03. the same architect Friedrich Wilhelm Hertzsch.

House number 1:

House number 3:

House number 5:

Later, a villa with Art Nouveau decor (Zeunerstrasse, 82/84) was discovered.

This villa stands among the remains of an early 20th-century low-rise area.

After the First World War, the riot of Dresden architectural decoration was tamed, the abundance was replaced by minimalism. These changes are clearly seen in the building complex of the Dresden University of Technology.

The huge, castle-like building of Georg Schumann / Georg-Schumann-Bau (Münchner Platz, 1-3, 1902-1907, architect Oskar Kramer) was originally built for the Land Court, and the university was already in the days of the GDR.

Also not at all a small Bayer / Beyer-Bau building (Georg-Bähr-Strasse, 1) was built in 1910-1913. Martin Dülfer.

On the facade, facing brick alternates with colored sandstone.

"Volumetric" ("faceted") windows:

Sculpture:

Completes the building tall tower observatories.

To be honest, we specifically went to the Technical University to see the work of Martin Dülfer from the Dresden period. Before that, we were well aware of his Munich buildings.

Martin Dülfer, a leading and very successful architect of the Munich Jugendstil, moved to Dresden in 1906, where he headed the department of the Higher Technical School (as the Technical University used to be called). The architect died in Dresden in 1942 at the age of 83. His widow died during the bombing in February 1945, at the same time the entire personal archive of the architect, his projects and drawings burned down.

The Fritz Förster / Fritz-Förster-Bau building (Mommsenstrasse, 6) was built in 1917-1926. the same Martin Dyulfer, but it seems that a completely different person.

The building has strict geometric shapes.

The facade, dissected by blades, is lined with clinker bricks.

Modest decorations in the form of "wickerwork" made of bricks.

And only the sinuous ornament reminds of the architect's past passion for modernity.

A good example of Dresden architecture of the 1920s is the City Council on Theater Street / Stadthaus Theaterstrasse (Theaterstrasse, 11-13, 1922-23, architect Ludwig Wirth) - a rounded six-story building lined with dark artificial stone.

The first Dresden "business center" - Hochhaus (Albert-Platz, 2a, architect Hermann Paulick) - was erected in 1929.

One of the best Dresden buildings of this period - German Museum Hygiene / Deutsches Hygiene-Museum (Lingnerplatz, 1, 1928-30, architect Wilhelm Kreis).

Although all these buildings are scattered and scattered, they still give an idea of ​​what Dresden looked like before February 1945 - a large, rich, well-organized city, which turned into nothing in a few hours ...

Unfortunately, Dresden failed to rise from the ashes. There were some town-planning plans in the 1950s, and their implementation even began.

In 1952, the architects were given the task of creating a vast area for demonstrations. The choice fell on the oldest square Dresden Altmarkt / Old Market. The area was tripled, as a result of which the streets adjacent to it disappeared from the map of the city.

Seven-story residential buildings were built along the western and eastern sides of the square with shops and restaurants on the lower floors (Altmarkt, 1953-56, architect Herbert Schneider, Johannes Rascher).

The western side of the square is closed by the former building of the department store "Centrum" / "Centrum" (Altmarkt, 25, 1956, architect Alexander Künzer).

On the northern side of the square, it was planned to build a high-rise building similar to the Moscow one, but the project was not implemented.

In its place in 1962-69. the Palace of Culture / Kulturpalast (Schloßstrasse, 2, architect Wolfgang Hänsch, Herbert Löschau, Heinz Zimmermann), a compact building made of glass and concrete, appeared.

On the facade facing the Schloßstrasse, there is a large panel “The Path of the Red Flag” / “Weg der roten Fahne”.

The south side of the square remained undeveloped until the 2000s.

On the site of a narrow street passing through the city center from west to east, a wide highway (Wilsdruffer Strasse) was laid. Apparently, it was planned to create a single ensemble on this street, but only a few sections were built up, and the rest was left to the mercy of fate.

AT different parts in the city in the 1950s, several buildings of good architecture appeared. For example, the Higher School of Technology and Economics, formerly the Higher School of Transport (Friedrich-List-Platz, 1, 1954-60, architect Richard Paulik, Friedrich Wilhelm Wurm).

But they did not make “weather” in the city.

By the way, another witness of that era has been preserved on Albert-Platz - a pavilion-stop.

In the 1960s, another attempt was made to create a parade ensemble by equipping a shopping and pedestrian street - Prager Strasse / Prazhskaya.

Once it was the most elegant street in Dresden: beautiful houses, expensive fashion stores, exquisite cafes. Now on one side, facing the street, there are three panel buildings of hotels. Between them - low "glass" with shops and catering establishments.

On the other side, a seemingly endless monotonous 12-story residential building stretches for 240 meters.

The fountain slightly enlivens the landscape.

A very unusual building on Prager Strasse is the Round Cinema / Rundkino (1970-72, architect Gerhard Landgraf, Waltraud Heischkel), which ended up in the backyard as a result of a new building boom.

The round rotunda with a diameter of 50 meters and a height of 20 meters brings a pleasant variety to the world of right angles. The first floor of the building is glass. At the level of the second floor there is a hinged ornament made of a metal profile.

The top of the building resembles a zebra - light stripes of white enameled metal alternate with the dark surface of the walls, optically increasing the height of the building.

Alas, one building does not save the view of the street ...

In the 2010s, the complex of buildings of the shopping gallery "Centrum" fit very well into the Prager Strasse ensemble.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Dresden architects and builders, in general, seem to have gone all out.

Then the unification of the two Germanys broke out, and the new buildings created in the 1990s and 2000s, created on the wave of capital pouring into Dresden, brought even more chaos.

The result is deplorable - while Dresden remains an absolutely faceless city. "The king is dead." And while there is no hope of ever continuing: "Long live the King!"