Grosser Garten in Dresden

Molloy College visited the Great Garden in Dresden and the Herrenhausen Palace in the center of the garden Sunday afternoon. I took pictures of the walk to the palace in the center of the garden. The palace and garden was originally owned by the Kings of Hanover who would later become England's ruling house as well when the Stuart family line died out starting the King George era. Today the palace is a museum of not only statues and other art work commissioned by the House of Hanover but also modern art is on display through various exhibits hosted at this museum.

On the way to see the garden we had to walk through a skate park.

Watching the locals skateboard and bmx

A view of a part of the skate park

A hilly road in the skatepark

The walk up to the Herrenhausen Palace located in the heart of the Great Garden in Dresden

Looking back down the pathway we walked up to reach the Palace

The front of the Palace in Dresden's Great Garden

A stone satyr that was once a part of a mantel. It was only slightly damaged during the bombing of Dresden during WWII.

A sign out side of the palace that say, "Please do not feed the waterfowl!" They don't mind the birds visiting the lake however, they do not want them staying there.

A view of the fountain lake built behind the palace

A view of the back of the palace

On display in the museum as a modern piece of art

Another work of art on display as a modern piece. I found this particular work humorous. I get the banana reference however, I am confused by the garlic cloves.

A statue that survived the fire bombing of Dresden during WWII. It appears that the woman is trying to get away from the man in this piece.

A cherap boy holding a fish. I thought it looked different.

A view of the front lawn. I like sunflowers planted in the middle

More status inside the museum in the palace.

A mix of art on display. I thought the mini ostrach on the table was cute but did not make sense with the Frauen Kirche (Our Lady's Church) model in the middle of the tiered table.

First Stop Dresden

After a 3 hour bus ride this was the first picture of Dresden I took. Below are some of the sites I saw of Dresden around where the hotel I was staying in was located.

View of Dresden  across the River Elbe from the bus.

A view from across from the hotel

A horse drawn trolley. I thought it was so cute.

A sign for the Dresden Fortress Museum and a piece of Dresden's Fortress.

Looking down at a sign explaining the history of Dresden's Fortress. Sorry I can't rotate the picture. :(

The goreous view from the Fortress Museum in Dresden that shows the rebuilt Fortress wall. To the left is a view of the Elbe River.

A view of Dresden from my hotel room window the first night there while it was raining out.