Schlossplatz
Historic palace square between royal residence, court church and the Elbe bridge, rebuilt after the war.
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This guide to Schlossplatz in Dresden starts beneath the paving, with a piece of the old Elbe bridge that the city's rulers buried during sixteenth-century fortification work. From there it follows the river's long argument with this square, from the spring of eighteen forty-five and a crucifix cast by Andreas Herold to the August of two thousand two. Best heard standing near the Georgentor, facing the bridge.
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