Hello archi lovers!
Visiting Germany again, another post with an European and sculptural air, even more than the previous one, in Trier. We have crossed to the other side of this country full of beauty, perhaps not as valued as in other places, to arrive this time in a large and imposing city.
Dresden is an important city in the country, a city that unfortunately was subjected to a terrible bombing at the end of the Second World War, yes, once it was over, it was later savagely bombed, they say everything was destroyed, and from there they had to rise again, literally from the ashes, but it is impressive how it has become a majestic place as if it had always been there, showing off its regal beauty on the banks of the Elbe River.
What is most striking is that there are many things to see, you have to raise your head because the views are impressive, what buildings! And among them many churches, I can't remember all of them, it was a huge number, overwhelmed by the number of walls, domes and towers that rise up through the German skies with a dignity from other times.
There are also small details, but also worthy of admiration, many fountains, monuments and statues, like the one of the famous Luther, that's easy... and we find them in almost every square, at every step, you have to stop, it's an agglomeration of sculpture, architecture and much more strongly concentrated in this area of the city.
The facades of the buildings that have maintained their original style give a bit of color to a rather gray day, it seems like a common light in these parts of Europe which, together with those dark stone walls, makes the image seem to belong to another time in the past. . But everything we see is pretty, it's elegant, it's almost imperial.
The most imperial and wonderful thing seemed to me the dome of the Gallery of Fine Arts, incredible, large, majestic, brilliant, it gives a unique touch to the classic skyline of the city, it is also located right next to the river, what they called the Bruhl Terrace, as if it were a balcony overlooking the river but full of magnificent constructions, competing against each other. And there the dome, and the panoramic vision, impressive, again.
The facade of that building with large windows, and we continue and see more, always more, sculptures, statues, columns, ceilings with more decorations, because everything is profusely decorated.
There are more curious things, a cannon out of nowhere, near the flag of my country, because it is in the consulate, then a work of art without equal. It is a panel of tiles on a wall, huge, like a parade of soldiers, and suddenly those blue tiles remind us of the Portuguese style, in an incredible façade that we did not expect to find.
We pass through baroque arches, as if it were royalty, to reach a gallery that instead seems more modern. And then, as if it were a site, it seems that they continue searching in its history, perhaps continuing to be inspired by that splendid past to continue enjoying that Gothic, Baroque and much more that the city continues to give away in full view of all of us, that we find ourselves walking through its streets, now full of people.
And we end up in another great church, perhaps to give thanks for such a binge of architectural and sculptural beauty in a single moment, our eyes continue to tire of continuing to see the wonder built, it is the cathedral, I don't know German but this is the Frauenkirchen yes I am not mistaken. We are surprised once again, to finish, the dome is another feat, another marvel, an ecstatic heritage that leaves us with our mouths open and with some neck pain. But it's worth it.
A gray European sky has accompanied us through the intense, immense and elegant beauty of Dresden, where art became a city.
Dresden, Germany, Europe
More about Germany: Trier: a Roman gate in Germany
