The Zwinger
Subtitle: Dresden's famous festival building
By: Dirk Welich
Publisher: Ed. Leipzig
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Leipzig
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
ISBN-13: 9783361006379
Subjects: Castles; Museums; Buildings, structures; Zwinger (Museum)
Other titles: Dresden's famous festival building
Notes: "Schlösserland Sachsen."

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ground-floor plan; title: Useful information; title: Introduction: an architectural invention ; The location; title: History and use of the Zwinger: A potentate of the arts ; The beginnings as an orangery ; Displays of power in Baroque festival culture ; The right building for the right occasion ; The festival building ; The festivals ; The Zwinger as a Palais Royal des Sciences ; In the course of time; title: The Zwinger architecture and its sculpted ornaments: The crown gate ; The long Gallery and the corner pavilions  Rampart Pavilion and City Pavilion ; The colouring of the buildings ; The exemplary ideal ; The master builder: Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann ; The sculpture: Balthasar Permoser; title: the imagery of the Zwinger: Staging the sovereign's power ; The holy union ; Elemental nature and strong sensuality ; Illusion and reality; title: Notes; title: Chronology; title: Further readings; title: Picture credits; title: Map and addresses of the Saxon palaces.