Dresden, Germany
Published on Nov 19, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
LOCATION
- Eastern Germany
- Population of 520,000
- Used to be known as the Jewel Box
- Capital of Saxony
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ROYALTY
- The Dresden castle was where the electors lived in 1547-1806
- From 1806 to 1918 kings lived there
- They bought artistic and cultural splendor
- Long history of having Saxony kings
- Known as the Florence on the Elbe
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HISTORY
- Founded in 1206
- King August the Strong founded Dresden
- Dresden has faced lots of wars like the Seven Years War
- Center of German Revolutions in 1848
- Bombing of Dresden in Feb. of 1945
INVENTION AND GREAT BUILDINGS
- Pharmacist Ottomar von Mayenburg in 1907
- Produced a toothpaste called "Chlorodont"
- The Church of Our Lady was a masterpiece
- Unfortunately destroyed in World War II
- Book museum of the Saxon State Library that has the Dresden Codex
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DRESDEN CODEX
- It is a Pre-Columbian Maya book
- From Yucatecan Maya in Chichén Itzá
- Oldest known book to be written in the Americas
- 1739 was when the state library got the Maya Codice
Photo by Travis S.
FAMOUS SIGHTS
- Blue Wonder
- It is a wonder because it had no river piers supporting it
- The name is a pun because the meaning of the phrase
- Ein blaues Wonder erleben meaning to experience an unexpected surprise
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DRESDEN CASTLE
- One of the oldest buildings
- Now Dresden Castle has 5 museums
- The Historic and New Green Vault, the Numismatic Cabinet
- Collection of Prints, Drawings and Photographs
- The Dresden Armory with the Turkish Chamber
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Photo by Jim D. Woodward
DRESDEN PANOMETER
- Has a 360 degree Panorama of the Saxon capital
- It is inside a gasometer
- The panorama is titled as Dresden 1756
- It portrays Dresden in 1756
- It was built in 2006
Photo by mmatting
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MAX IMMELMANN
- September 21st 1890 - June 18th 1916
- First German World War I flying ace
- Became one of the first German fight pilots
- His name is attached to a common flying tactic
- Known as the Immelmann turn
Photo by Rob Schleiffert
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QUIZ FOR REVIEW
- Who lived in the castle?
- What three famous sites did I present?
- Where is Dresden located?
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ANSWERS
- The kings and electors
- The Blue Wonder, Dresden Castle, and the Dresden Panometer
- In eastern Germany
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