Dresden University of Visual Arts

The Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden (usually translated from German as Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and abbreviated HfBK Dresden or simply HfBK) is a vocational university of visual arts located in Dresden, Germany.

After World War II, the Dresden Art Academy was merged with another well-established local art school, Hochschule für Werkkunst Dresden, into the Hochschule für Bildende Künste.

Zwinger palace exterior

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.

The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (outer ward of a concentric castle); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall.

Semperoper - the Saxon State Opera

The Semperoper is the opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in Dresden, Germany. It was first built in 1841 by architect Gottfried Semper.

Hofkirche - view from Theaterplatz

The Katholische Hofkirche (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral, located in the "Altstadt" in the heart of Dresden, in Germany.

Previously the most important Catholic parish church of the city, it was elevated to cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meißen in 1964.

Semperoper - front view from Theaterplatz

The Semperoper is the opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden in Dresden, Germany. It was first built in 1841 by architect Gottfried Semper.

Hofkirche - view from Zwinger

The Katholische Hofkirche (English: The Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony) is a Roman Catholic Cathedral, located in the "Altstadt" in the heart of Dresden, in Germany.

Previously the most important Catholic parish church of the city, it was elevated to cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meißen in 1964.

Zwinger palace exterior

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.

The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (outer ward of a concentric castle); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall.

Zwinger palace exterior

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.

The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (outer ward of a concentric castle); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall.

Zwinger palace exterior

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.

The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (outer ward of a concentric castle); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall.

Zwinger palace exterior

The Zwinger (Der Dresdner Zwinger) is a palace in Dresden and a major landmark of German baroque architecture.

The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer wall is conserved. The name derives from the German word Zwinger (outer ward of a concentric castle); it was for the cannons that were placed between the outer wall and the major wall.