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Borg Svemann,
Woodworker
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Situated on the Elbe River in eastern Germany, Dresden played a pivotal role in the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe and has been called the "Florence of the North.
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Ben Werner,
Student Newspaper Editor
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In Dresden Semper began to receive commissions for many of the most important elements in the rebuilding programme of the King of Saxony, including the Art Gallery and the Hoftheater, a new theatre and opera house to replace the old court theatre.
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Steve Riggins,
Software Deveoper
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Thomas Henlich of TU Dresden converted the True Type Font into a Type 1 Font with Style File for LaTeX.
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Sveta Romanova,
Intelligence Officer
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In 1566 he came to Dresden, where he produced more than 1,000 magnificent bindings and purchased books for the Elector at trade fairs in Frankfurt and Leipzig.
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Pete Trengle,
Bass Player
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The Dresden News, State Orchestra (Staatskapelle) by Friedbert Streller On Wednesday evening at the State Orchestra's third special concert in the Semper Opera House, two Russian educated musicians gave a remarkably impressive concert.
Ponty is now preparing the release of a live CD recorded in May 2001 at the opera house in Dresden, Germany.
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Jack Crawford,
WWII Veteran
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While Dresden burned under saturation bombing, railroad lines leading millions into camps like Auschwitz and Dachau went untouched by Allied attacks.
Bentley brings knowledge and infectious enthusiasm to his portraits of Weimar and Leipzig, Dresden and Meissen and the towns and villages that are returning to vibrant life after the drab decades of war and Communism.
The destruction of the non-military target of fabled Dresden in Germany during WWII was meant to demonstrate that the Fascists were not the only ones who could destroy symbols of culture.
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Astrid Schuhmann,
Backpacker
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Wo Dresden am sch nsten ist, direkt am Schlo Pillnitz, liegt am Ufer der Elbe das Hotel-Restaurant Pillnitzer Elbblick.
Dresden war in diesen Jahren das Zentrum der europ ischen modernen Malerei und einige bedeutend gewordene K nstler besuchten diese Schule.
Its development from a small Slavic settlement in the early Middle Ages to the significant metropolis of today was driven by its position on the old highway from Franconia through Hof and on to Chemnitz Dresden and Silesia, as well as its intermediate position between Leipzig and Prague on the other side of the Erzgebirge.
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