festlicher Raum mit prunkvollen goldenen Elementen und einem Thron
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The Royal State Apartments of August the Strong at the Residenzschloss Dresden

The celebrations surrounding the marriage of Electoral Prince Friedrich August II to Maria Josepha, daughter of the Austrian Em­peror, in Dresden in September 1719 occasioned the construction of the royal State Apartments. The opening of the faithfully reconstructed State Apartments 300 years after their original creation marks the glorious climax of 33 years of reconstruction work on Dresden’s former electoral and royal palace, the Residenzschloss.

  • Opening Hours daily 10—17, Tuesday closed 29/05/2025 10—18 (Christi Himmelfahrt) 30/05/2025—31/05/2025, 10—18 (verlängerte Öffnungszeit)
  • Admission Fees normal 16 €, reduced 12 €, under 17 free, Groups (10 persons and more) 14,50 €
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Ausstellung des National Museum of Korea im Grünen Gewölbe und in den Paraderäumen des Residenzschlosses
15/03/2025—10/08/2025

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Die Eröffnung der Königlichen Paraderäume und des Porzellankabinetts im Residenzschloss Dresden

[Translate to English:] Paradeappartements

The luxurious suite of rooms in­cluded a banqueting hall, two antechambers, the Audience Cham­ber with the throne, and the State Bedroom containing the mag­nificent imperial bed. Thanks to a great deal of hard work, expense and professional expertise, as well as supreme craftsmanship, it has been possible to recreate a structural work of art that provides an authentic experience of the palace’s magnificent 18th-century interior.

[Translate to English:] Paradeappartments

The preserved originals from the Kunstgewerbemuseum (Museum of Decorative Arts), such as the gilt silver furnishings from Augsburg, numerous paintings from the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Picture Gallery), valuable mirror frames and the gold pilasters from the Audience Chamber, which were already exceptionally precious at the time of their creation, testify to the original appearance of the rooms and still today cannot fail to impress.

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Die Paraderäume im Residenzschloss Dresden und ihre Geschichte

[Translate to English:] Es ist sogar möglich, August dem Starken

It is even possible to meet August the Strong in person! After passing his throne, you arrive at the “royal statua”, the coronation figure of August the Strong dressed in the Roman-style coronation regalia, wearing the insignia from the Dresden Rüstkammer (Ar­moury) and fitted with a life mask taken from the former ruler. The state robes of August the Strong, which have been preserved in the Rüstkammer, are a world-renowned treasure-store of Baroque textile art and bear amazing testimony to the dynastic and political events of his reign.

Raum mit einer Figur in Form eines Mannes mit Krone
© SKD, Foto: Oliver Killig
Paraderäume im Residenzschloss Dresden

The Rooms

Room 3

Magnificent costumes

The collection of royal costumes from the Wardrobe of August the Strong (1670-1733), part of the Dresden Rüstkammer, marks the culmination of the Baroque style in royal garments, of which King Louis XIV of France was the epitome. Nowhere has such a complete collection of costumes from this era been preserved in such outstanding quality as in Dresden.

Ausstellungsraum mit Vitrinen und Besuchern
© SKD, Foto: Oliver Killig
Paraderäume im Residenzschloss Dresden
Room 4

Precious furnishings

This ensemble consisting of a pendu­lum clock and high pedestal was made by the eminent Parisian cabinetmaker Jean-Pierre Latz (1691-1754). These items are masterpieces of Parisian ornamental carpentry from the period around 1740. Objects of this kind are regarded as some of the most prestigious furnishings of the first half of the 18th century.

Room 5

Works of the goldsmith’s art

The Dresden fireplace screen, a work of supreme craftsmanship made of embossed silver plate, was made by the famous Augsburg goldsmiths Albrecht and Lorenz II Biller and is one of the most outstand­ing objects in the State Apartments. Only a few silver fireplace screens from this period have survived.

Room 7

Insignia of power

The Polish-Lithuanian kingdom of August II and August III is represented by insignia and other objects from the two coronations. In addition to the electoral hat, guard weapons, coats of arms and heralds’ staffs, the original components of the coronation regalia worn by August the Strong (1697) as well as the crown flags and coronation swords of Poland and Lithuania used in the coronation of August III (1734) are presented.

Raum mit einer Figur in Form eines Mannes mit Krone
© SKD, Foto: Oliver Killig
Paraderäume im Residenzschloss Dresden

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Further Exhibitions

Grünes Gewölbe

in Residenzschloss

Kupferstich-Kabinett

in Residenzschloss

Portrait eines Mannes mit Hut und Vollbart

Small Ballroom

in Residenzschloss

Ansicht eines Saales mit Kronleuchtern

Kunstgewerbemuseum

in Schloss Pillnitz

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