Residenzschloss
Rebuilt royal palace housing the Green Vault treasuries, armoury and the electors' founding collections.
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About this audio guide
This guide to the Residenzschloss in Dresden goes back to around fifteen sixty, when Elector August of Saxony started a collection inside his own residence. It asks what a Renaissance prince actually chose to keep under lock and key, and what his own hands-on pursuits, from gardening to surveying, had to do with ruling a state. Best heard in the courtyard, with the old Hausmannsturm tower in view.
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