Dresden Panometer
Nineteenth-century gas holder turned rotunda for towering 360-degree panoramic paintings.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Panometer in Dresden follows Yadegar Asisi, the artist behind the giant painting around you, and a pencil habit he never shook. It reaches back to a secret cell in the Iranian army, a pregnant mother's flight, and a boyhood in East Germany. You'll hear about his student years in a Dresden still rebuilding from war, and the order that came when he graduated. Best heard from the top of the central tower.
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