Dresden for Art

If If you are coming to Germany do not overlook Dresden! Dresden’s coat of arms is a simple lion rampant of black on yellow beside vertical yellow stripes, belying its complex and deep artistic and cultural heritage.

Dresden is home to Dresden State Art Collections or Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden one of the most important art collections in the world. The collection consists of twelve museums, most of them hosted in the Zwinger building and Dresden Castle, and comprises some of the most important works of the old masters still in existence.

The complexity of Dresden will be apparent to any student of architecture. The city, it is well known, has suffered more than one destruction and renewal. Largely considered a Baroque city, the trained eye can pick out large areas of modern and post-modern influence as well as some Renaissance buildings.

The finest hotels in Dresden are, unsurprisingly, operated by the Steinberger Hotel Group www.cometogermany.com/specialoffers. The three in Dresden offer different areas and styles, but they are all top-notch.