Until the late s, not only were materials and finances lacking for maintenance and reconstruction, the political will for such an undertaking was absent in East Germany. This was in spite of volunteers and proactive public offices such as the State Office for the Preservation of Historical Monuments, the Technical University Dresden and the Dresden art collections themselves. With German reunification came a reconception of the palace as a residence for art and science.
Further publically accessible places are the extensive art library, various lecture and study halls as well as in the summer months the tower known as the Hausmannsturm, which affords visitors who climb its steps a spectacular view of Dresden. Visible from afar, the transparent dome structure which forms a roof over the small palace courtyard protects visitors in the foyer from the weather.
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Aufgrund der begrenzten Teilnehmerzahl, bitten wir um vorherige Anmeldung. In , a fire had destroyed the east wing and August the Strong developed a new design in response. But it was only for the wedding of his son in that the palace underwent its opulent Baroque transformation.
The audience hall, the parade bedroom and three other historical rooms were restored true to the original until September to impress visitors — as was the intention years ago when they were set up by August the Strong. Also in , the small ballroom was opened. The double-height space is akin to the Semperoper in terms of both its time of origin and its architecture. Using old construction techniques, it will be reconstructed in the historicist style and rendered true to the original. The best and most resplendent firearms of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries from the holdings of the Saxon elector will return to the palace where they will be displayed in the Langer Gang.
