Augustus Bridge
Nine-arched sandstone-faced river bridge linking the Baroque old town with the Neustadt quarter.
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This guide to the Augustus Bridge in Dresden starts with a sum that will not balance: the arches you can count against the arches that once stood on this crossing of the Elbe. It follows the bridge as a physical object, from medieval stonework to the engineers of nineteen-oh-seven and what they chose to build with. Along the way come a wartime blast and a recent five-year restoration. Best heard leaning on the parapet, looking down at the stone.
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