Japanese Palace
Baroque palace with Asian-style roofs, once a royal porcelain showcase and later a public library.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Japanese Palace in Dresden follows Count Heinrich von Brühl, the Saxon prime minister famed for his wardrobe, and the inquiry opened into his administration after his death in 1763. It weighs the conflicting verdicts on where his fortune came from, and asks what happened to the vast private library he left behind. Best heard from the square in front of the main facade.
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