The Green Vault (Dresden)

Description: The Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) enjoys world renown as one of Europe’s most sumptuous treasure chambers. Having been ... more

The Green Vault (Dresden) ... on exhibit in the Albertinum for thirty years, the famous collection of the Wettin electors is now returned to its historic home in the Dresden Royal Palace. In two exhibition areas "Neues Grünes Gewölbe" (New Green Vault) and "Historisches Grünes Gewölbe" (Historic Green Vault) of very different character, visitors will experience these magnificent artworks of gold, silver, precious gems, enamel, ivory, bronze and amber in an intensity unparalleled to date.

Newest Review: ... the Historic Green Vault, I went to the respective site in the middle of October (I wanted to go in the last week of the month) and was offered a ticket for the end of January of the following year! If my cousin hadn‘t told me what to do I wouldn‘t have got in. Every day a certain number of tickets is set aside for visitors who pass by, the sale starts at 10am, I arrived at the Schloss at ... more

... 11am and got a ticket for 1.30pm. Now I have to give you some background information so that you can understand why there are two Green Vaults and why they‘re treated differently. The Green Vault as such owes its formation (1723-1730) to August II, Pri...more

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The Green Vault (Dresden): Dear Diamond (1517 words)
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The Green Vault is a must-see for any visitor to Dresden, the capital of Saxony in the east of Germany. It’s Europe’s most sumptuous treasure chamber, if you haven’t heard of it yet, this may be due to the fact that it was hidden behind the Iron Curtain for decades. Before I’m going to take you with me on a tour, I have to tell you three things: 1) There isn’t *one* Green Vault, there are *two*. 2) Neither is green 3) Nor a vault in the sense of an underground chamber. Puzzled? Be patient, everything will become clear eventually. The Green Vault is situated in the Schloss (Royal Palace), one of the Baroque buildings on the left ... Read the complete review

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