Wackerbarth-Palais
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The Wackerbarth Palace, also known as the Dresdener Ritterakademie (German for "Knight's Academy of Dresden"), was a palace in
allied bombing raids on February 13, 1945. It was named for Count August Christoph von Wackerbarth (1662-1734), a Saxon minister and Field Marshal. The palace was situated in the city, north of the Elbe river, at the former Beaumontplatz near Neustädter Markt
.
Badly damaged during the allied bombing raids, parts of it were still standing after the war. Reconstruction would have been possible, but it was demolished by government of
Johanneum
.
On the other hand, other palaces in Dresden, such as the Zwinger, Japanisches Palais, Residenzschloss, Taschenbergpalais, Palais Cosel and the Kurländer Palace, all heavily damaged by the allied raids, were reconstructed.
External links
- www.neumarkt-dresden.de Website of the GHND - Association for the reconstruction of the Dresden Neumarkt according to scientific standards
- Photo of before allied raids
- Photo after allied raids