Drezden. Sokrovishchnitsa Saksonii - Mel'nik D.

Dresden, the capital of Saxony, has been nicknamed Florence on the Elbe for its sophisticated baroque architecture. This city is more than 800 years old and is famous for its rich art collections, including the famous Porcelain Collection, the Green Arches Treasury and, of course, the Dresden Art Gallery.
With its amazing baroque appearance, art collections, the beauty of the Elbe Valley and the mountains of Saxon Switzerland, Dresden has always attracted people of art. At different times composers Wagner, Schumann and Strauss, artists Bellotto and Friedrich, German romantic writers lived and worked here... In 1945, the city survived a terrible bombardment and fire, almost wiped it off the face of the earth. But the capital of Saxony has found the strength to revive from the ashes.
This book will tell about the people of Dresden, about its history and treasures. A separate chapter is devoted to the ties between Dresden and Russia - Russian travelers have long loved this welcoming city,