List of buildings in Dresden

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In the history of the city of Dresden there have been several hundred thousand different individual structures over the centuries. This list of buildings in Dresden only presents a few examples. A detailed representation of the structures is not possible here. More can be found in the articles Dresden and on the categorization .

Sacred buildings

Profane structures

Cultural institutions

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Semper Opera Semper Opera 1977 to 1986 Gottfried Semper Neo-renaissance Opera and music
Remarks: The Semper Opera House, which was destroyed in 1945, was reconstructed according to the original plans
Kennel Kennel 1710 to 1733
(1847 to 1854)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann
( Gottfried Semper )
Dresden Baroque
( Neo-Renaissance )
Museums and collections
Palace of Culture Palace of Culture 1966 to 1969 Wolfgang Hänsch Modern Culture and Congress Center
Comments: The building bears the listed mural " The Path of the Red Flag "
Country house Country house 1770 to 1776 - Baroque museum
Remarks: Original meeting place of the state estate; recently, controversial, supplemented by contemporary architecture
Country house Albertinum 1884 to 1887 Carl Adolph Canzler Neoclassicism museum
Remarks: The old Dresden armory was replaced by a largely new museum building under King Albert
Japanese palace Japanese palace 1715
(1727 to 1733)
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann Late baroque / classicism museum
Remarks: The name goes back to the Chinese- fashionable roof
Hygiene Museum.jpg German Hygiene Museum 1927 to 1930 Wilhelm Circle Reform architecture museum
Dresden Rundkino 2003.jpg Rundkino Dresden 1972 - Modern movie theater
Dresden-Kristallpalast-nigh.jpg Ufa crystal palace 1997 to 1999 Office Coop Himmelb (l) au Deconstructivism movie theater
SLUB5.jpg SLUB Dresden 1999 to 2002 Laurids Ortner and Manfred Ortner Postmodern State Library

Historical buildings

image Surname Construction year architect style
Semper Opera Georgenbau and gate 1530 to 1535 Bastian Kramer u. a. later Renaissance
Remarks: Part of the Dresden Residenzschloss
Semper Opera Stable yard 1586 to 1588 Giovanni Maria Nosseni and Paul Buchner Renaissance
Remarks: Part of the Dresden Residenzschloss
Prince procession Prince procession 1904 to 1907 - -
Remarks: Part of the Dresden Residenzschloss ; Meissen porcelain tiles

State institutions

(Building with executive , legislative or judicial institutions of the Free State of Saxony)

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Entrance to the Dresden State Parliament with plenary hall.jpg Saxon State Parliament 1928 to 1931 (1991 to 1993) - ( Peter Kulka ) Bauhaus ( Classical Modern ) Landtag / Parliament
Comments: The old part of the house was built in the New Objectivity style by 1931 and was supplemented with quotes from Mies van der Rohe in a classic and modern way from 1991 to 1993
Dresden General Ministry 1.jpg Saxon State Chancellery 1900 to 1904 Heinrich Tscharmann u. a. historicism Government building
Main State Archive Dresden.jpg Main State Archive Dresden 1912 to 1915 Karl Ottomar Reichelt a . a. - Government archive
Staendehaus Dresden.jpg Higher Regional Court of Dresden 1901 to 1906 Paul Wallot historicism Justice building (originally Ständehaus )
Dresden Blockhaus.png Log cabin 1732 to 1737 Zacharias Longuelune et al. a. Classicist baroque Various institutions in the country
Remarks: Located at the entrance to the Augustus Bridge, the building was originally a customs house

Urban buildings

(Building for administrative and supply facilities as well as municipal political bodies of the city of Dresden)

The following is a purely exemplary list.

With regard to municipal administration, see the list of town halls in Dresden .

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Dresden City Hall 1.jpg new town hall 1905 to 1910 Karl Roth et al. a. - City Council / City Administration
Comments: Reconstructed from 1948 onwards, plenary hall added from 1962 to 1965. The town hall tower is over 100 meters high (including the town hall man) the tallest structure in Dresden's old town
Dresden-Stadthaus.jpg Dresden town house 1922 to 1923 Ludwig Wirth expressionism City Administration, City District Office Old Town; the only expressionist building in Dresden
Town hall Cotta 001.jpg Town hall Cotta 1899 to 1901 Reinhold Voretzsch Historicism and Art Nouveau City District Office Cotta
Dresden fire station.jpg Striesen fire station 1906 Hans Erlwein a . a. Art Nouveau fire Department
Dresden Sparkassenhaus.jpg Sparkassenhaus Dresden 1914 Hans Erlwein a . a. Neo-baroque Ostsächsische Sparkasse Dresden
Dresden waterworks Saloppe.jpg Saloppe waterworks 1871 to 1875 Theodor Friedrich and Bernhard Salbach - Industrial water supply
Comments: Oldest waterworks in Dresden; put out of service

Traffic structures

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Central Station Dresden Central Station 1892 to 1898 (2000 to 2008) Arwed Rossbach u. a. ( Norman Foster ) historicism railway station
Remarks: The station building was renovated between 2000 and 2007 according to plans by Norman Foster and supplemented with contemporary additions
Kennel Dresden-Neustadt train station 1898 to 1901 - historicism railway station
See also: List of Elbe crossings in Dresden

Sculptures, sculptures and fountains

image Surname Construction year Architect / sculptor style Commemoration / honor / purpose
Goldener Reiter Dresden Germany.JPG Golden rider 1732 to 1734 Ludwig Wiedemann Baroque Elector Friedrich August I as King of Poland on the way to Warsaw
Cholera fountain Dresden.jpg Cholera fountain 1846 Gottfried Semper / Franz Schwarz Neo-Gothic Preservation of Dresden from cholera
Dolphin fountain dresden.JPG Dolphin fountain 1846 Johann Gottfried Knöffler or Pierre Coudray Baroque Decoration on the Brühl terrace
Moritzdenkmal.jpg Moritz monument 1555 Hans Walther Renaissance Transition of the Electorate of Moritz in August 1553
Artesian well2.JPG Artesian fountain on Albertplatz 1906 Hans Erlwein historicism Originally drinking water fountain
Dresden-Neptune Fountain.jpg Fountain of Neptune 1741 to 1744 Zacharias Longuelune / Lorenzo Mattielli Baroque Fountain in the Palais Brühl-Marcolini
See also: List of fountains and water features in Dresden

Industrial buildings

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Dresden Yenidze2.jpg Yenidze 1908 to 1909 Martin Hammitzsch historicism office building
Remarks: Built as a cigarette factory in the style of a mosque for advertising purposes. An office building after renovation.
Dresden-United.jpg United AG cigarette machine factory 1910 - Art Nouveau mechanical engineering
Dresden-Jasmatzi2.jpg Jasmatzi cigarette factory 1912 William Lossow and Max Hans Kühne historicism Tobacco Factory
050703-muehle-dresden.jpg Dresden mill 1912 to 1914 William Lossow and Max Hans Kühne Industrial architecture Mill
Dresden flow machines.jpg Fluid machine plant Dresden 1956 to 1957 - Modern -
Dresden Glaeserne Manufaktur.jpg Transparent manufactory 1999 to 2002 Gunter Henn Modern industrial architecture Volkswagen automobile factory
Dresden-HKW-Mitte.jpg Nossener Brücke thermal power station 1995 - Modern industrial architecture Thermal power station of DREWAG

Business and office buildings

image Surname Construction year architect style Facility
Dresden-Brandversicherung.jpg Fire insurance company 1899 Oswald Haene Neo-baroque office building
Dresden skyscraper 233.JPG Skyscraper on Albertplatz 1929 Hermann Paulick Modern Office and commercial buildings
Dresden World Trade Center.jpg World Trade Center Dresden 1993 to 1996 Nietz Prasch & Siegl Modern Office and commercial buildings; Cultural institutions
Dresden Congress Center 3.jpg Convention center 2001 to 2004 Storch Ehlers Partner Architects Postmodern Congress and event building

Sports facilities

image Surname Construction year architect style sport
Germany vs Canada in Dresden (pic20) .JPG Rudolf Harbig Stadium 2007–2009
1951 (previous stadium)
Beyer + Partner Architects - Football and athletics stadium (32,000 spectators)
Sportforum Dresden 17.jpg Heinz Steyer Stadium 1919 - - Football and athletics stadium (24,000 spectators)
EnergieVerbund Arena.jpg EnergieVerbund Arena
sponsored by EnergieVerbund Dresden
2005-2007 - - Ice and ball sports hall (4012 spectators)
20190321210DR Dresden-Friedrichstadt BallsportARENA Weißeritzstr 4.jpg Ball Sports Arena Dresden 2015-2017 - - Ball sports hall (3000 spectators)
Margonarena dresden2.jpg Margon Arena
after sponsor Margonwasser
1998 - - Ball sports hall (3000 spectators)

See also