Caption
Finance Minister Christan Piwarz ceremoniously handed over the key to Dr. Bernd Ebert, Director General of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD), in the presence of the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, Dr. Wolfram Weimer, and Saxony's Minister of Culture Barbara Klepsch. During the air raid on Dresden on February 13, 1945, Dresden's residential palace largely burnt out. With today's reopening, the circle of over 500 years of history is now complete. For the first time, experts succeeded in rebuilding a medieval rib vault using original technology — with hand-painted bricks and double-curved sandstone ribs, which combine history, craftsmanship and vision into an impressive spatial experience. Members of the Saxon Staatskapelle provided musical accompaniment, Dresden, Saxony, Germany
Date
Nov 09, 2025
Credit line
Photo12/ImageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich
Reference
BRK26G53_364
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No
Property release
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License type
Rights managed
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68.7Mb (22.9Mb) / 20.0in x 13.3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)