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Dresden‘s Rise from Ruin: A Self-Guided Audio Tour
Features
- Free cancellation available
- 1h 15m
- Mobile voucher
- Instant confirmation
Overview
- Discover key moments in Dresden‘s architectural rebirth
- Hear about where the past was restored and where it gave way to Dresden's future
- Get unlimited use of the tour before your booking date and after it
Activity location
- Dresden
- Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 01069, Prager Str. 9, 01069 Dresden, Germany | The tour begins at the front of the Dresden Main Station. Take the trams 8 or 3 to the stop Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Main Station and you will be at the starting point. Ensure that you are at the front entrance that reads 'Hauptbahnhof' and not on the side.
- Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
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Dresden‘s Rise from Ruin: A Self-Guided Audio Tour in English
- 1h 15m
- Opening hours: Tue 12:00am-11:30pm
- English
What's included, what's not
- Lifetime access to this tour in English
- VoiceMap app for Android and iOS
- Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
- Tickets or entrance fees to any museums or other attractions en route
- Smartphone and headphones
- Transportation
- Food and drink
What you can expect
Dresden isn’t unique in the way that old and new are intertwined in its urban spaces, but the contrast between past and present is sometimes difficult to reconcile. On this walking tour along Prager Strasse, you‘ll see both sides: the iconic, historical skyline from a vantage point on the bank of the Elbe River, and several signs of the city’s radical modern post-WWII reconstruction.
Starting in front of Dresden Central Station, you‘ll stroll past the glass-fronted buildings that form part of a post-war urban planning experiment, to cobbled Castle Square (Schlossplatz), which is surrounded by restored historical buildings. Along the way, you‘ll learn about the tragic history of this famous stretch, and hear about the ideology that shaped the rebuilding of post-war Dresden. You‘ll also find a forgotten message in the “Dresden Greets its Guests“ mural, and get a chance to make a wish at the statue of Bacchus‘ drunken donkey.
Along the way, you‘ll:
• Walk down Dresden‘s former shopping mile and hear about life before the war
• Find a sandstone marker from 1550 that commemorates the building of the old city walls of Dresden
• Spot the golden Hercules statue known as ‘Town Hall Man’ on top of Rathaus Dresden
• See Dresden Royal Palace, which dates back as far as the 1200s
• Learn about the darkening sandstone facade of Holy Cross Church
• Visit Altmarkt, the square where one of Germany‘s oldest Christmas markets is held
• Take in Centrum Galerie shopping centre and discover the phenomenon of longing for aspects of Eastern German life, known as “Ostalgie“
• Trace the Path of the Red Flag mural at the Palace of Culture (Kulturpalast), a cultural centre
This tour highlights the key moments in Dresden‘s architectural rebirth. All the while, you‘ll receive key historical context about the city, and the life of its residents before the war.
Location
Activity location
- Dresden
- Dresden, Sachsen, Germany
Meeting/Redemption Point
- 01069, Prager Str. 9, 01069 Dresden, Germany | The tour begins at the front of the Dresden Main Station. Take the trams 8 or 3 to the stop Dresden Hauptbahnhof, Main Station and you will be at the starting point. Ensure that you are at the front entrance that reads 'Hauptbahnhof' and not on the side.
- Dresden, Sachsen, Germany