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A palace built between 1710 and 1732 on the structure of an orangery and amphitheatre, home to a number of must-see museums.
All the beauty and prestige of the Saxon Baroque are expressed in this palace built between 1710 and 1732 to the glory of Augustus the Strong, who designed some of the plans. It was built on the pre-existing structure of an orangery and amphitheater (which gives it its characteristic shape) under the direction of the architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann (1662-1736) and the sculptor Balthasar Permoser (1651-1732). Despite the opulence of its decoration, the Zwinger never seems overloaded and leaves the visitor with a feeling of joy, harmony and balance, making it one of the most beautiful examples of Baroque architecture in the world. Although the Zwinger is in the heart of Dresden today, it was outside the city walls at the time of Frederick Augustus II. Destroyed in February 1945, the palace was reopened in 1964 and is now fully restored. It houses the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, the Porzellansammlung and the Mathematische-Physikalischer Salon.
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