Superbauten - Die Dresdener Frauenkirche
- Episode aired Mar 28, 2010
Dresden's protestant Our Lady church is reputed Saxon architect Georg Behre's crowning achievement. Designing it was a nightmare, as it needed approval from the city, which feared the costs,... Read allDresden's protestant Our Lady church is reputed Saxon architect Georg Behre's crowning achievement. Designing it was a nightmare, as it needed approval from the city, which feared the costs, and Saxony's elector (and elected Polish king) August the Strong, who wanted a worthy con... Read allDresden's protestant Our Lady church is reputed Saxon architect Georg Behre's crowning achievement. Designing it was a nightmare, as it needed approval from the city, which feared the costs, and Saxony's elector (and elected Polish king) August the Strong, who wanted a worthy contribution to his baroque capital, requiring a monumental cupola, as in Catholic Italy. Reb... Read all