I found a couple of OK images that I had taken on a visit to Dresden in the early ’90s, wish I had more, but in the days of film I was more sparing…but nonetheless, I am rather surprised that I didn’t take more. I must check through my slides, and see what else I have to scan in…..
This was taken outside the Zwinger, before it was all cleaned up:
This one was taken inside the Semper Opera house, wonderful marble columns:
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Somewhere I have actually been, when it was still in the DDR. We went on a trip to the Zwinger on a hot sunny day. Local people still talked about the bombing there during WW2. Our elderly guide remembered it as a schoolgirl, and told us about the unbelievable heat caused by the fire storm.
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So you must have seen the stump of the ruined Frauenkirche, Pete
It was around 1980. Much of the city had been rebuilt in a bland style that reminded me of Harlow, or Milton Keynes. As few of the old buildings had been restored back then, we saw pretty much everything on a guided tour of the city. My first wife had the camera in those days, so she still has the photos, unfortunately.
Well, in the early ’90s the city was all communist bland, and it seemed to be very little different until 2000, or so
Communist bland is a good description, Sue. That didn’t apply to some other places I visited in the DDR though, like Leipzig.
Leipzig is a place I really should see….
I thought it was looking rather pleasant, until I saw the comments, Sue? 🙂 🙂
Dresden is a wonderful city…I last visited in 2001, I think…the Zwinger now looks lovely, the Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) has to be seen for the treasures within, and a stroll along the banks of the river Elbe is lovely.
I am impressed with high quality of colour of your slides. You must have used a very good scanner, Sue.
An elderly Nikon Coolscan that I must have had for a decade or more. Plus post processing in Aperture, with NikEfex…..
Sometimes the elderly are of better quality. Haha!
Oh, too true…
Actually the “marble” columns in the Semper Oper (one of the few building renovated to its previous state pre-unification/fall of the iron wall) were not marble at all, according to our friends in Leipzig. Despite receiving a grant for like-for-like renovation, the GDR chose to do things on the cheap.
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The quality of the pictures is great, Sue. I’ve never been, so thanks for giving me a glimpse. I love those marble columns.
Many thanks, Cathy….but it seems the marble isn’t actually marble…
Found some more information, which suggests there are some real marble columns remaining, but a lot of fake replacements as well from when the place was restored post-war
Well, they look nice anyway, even if they’re not all marble. Thanks, Sue. 🙂
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Great pics, reminds me of why we need to return. We only had a day in Dresden a couple of years ago and it wasn’t nearly enough.
Oh, do return!
We are relocating here in June for work. Super excited! Thanks for sharing your photos and experiences.
Thanks!