Dresden
Dresden names 4 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Dresden the capital of
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
the capital of , formerly Saxony a kingdom, but now a state in the German Republic; situated in a beautiful valley on both sides of the river Elbe. It is first mentioned in history in 1206, was greatly extended and embellished by Augustus the Strong (1694-1736 ), and rapidly ing the 19th century. Among the chief increased duredifices besides several of the churches are the museum containing a picture-gallery and other treasures; the famous Japanese Palace (Augusteum), containing the royal he royal library of from 300,000 400,000 volumes, besides a rich collection to of manuscripts; the Johanneum, containing the collection of porcelain and the historical museum, a valuable collection of arms, armor, domestic utensils belonging to the Middle Ages. The royal , etc., palace contains (in what is called the SHOOT ↓ SAND PUMP SUCTION PIPE Green Vault) a valuable collection curiosities, jewels, trinkets, and works of of art. The city is distinguished lent educational, literary, and artistic for its excelinstitutions, among which are the Polytechnic School, much on the plan and scale of a university ; the Conservatory and School of Music; the Academy of Fine Arts, etc. The manufactures are various in character; the china, however, for which the city is famed is made chiefly at Meissen, 14 miles distant. The commerce is considerable. The chief glory of Dresden is the gallery of tures, one of the finest in the world, picwhich first became of importance under Augustus II., King of Poland, and Elector of Saxony, but owes its most valuable treasures to Augustus III., who purchased the greater portion of the gallery of the Duke of Modena for $900,000. The pictures number about 25,000, and in particular comprise of the Italian, Dutch, and Flemish many fine specimens schools. Besides this fine collection the museum contains also drawings amounting to upward of 350. engravings and 000 000. There is here also a rich collection of casts exemplifying the progress of sculpture from the earliest times, and including copies of all the most important antiques. It suffered severely in tha
Dresden drez'den, the capital of Saxony
Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
drez'den, the capital of Saxony. It is situated on the Elbe 387 feet above sea level. It is not without commercial importance. Dresden claims first place among North German cities as an art center. The Dresden picture gallery, fostered by a long line of Saxon princes and prime ministers, ranks, both as to building and contents, with the first galleries in the world. Among other treasures is the priceless Sistine Madonna . Were it not that a large part of the people, as in every European city, are in poverty, the galleries, theaters, parks, palaces, and equipages would persuade the tourist that Dresden is a paradise of leisure-loving people. The present population is about 395,000.
Dresden BATTLE OF, a battle fought in 1813 between the
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BATTLE OF, a battle fought in 1813 between the French under Napoleon and the allies under Schwarzenberg. Napoleon had come to the relief of the city, which was occupied by the French. The allies assaulted and bombarded the city, and soon after a great pitched battle was fought (Aug. 27), in which the allies were defeated.
Dresden BATTLE OF Thirty Years' War
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
BATTLE OF Thirty Years' War, and also in 1813, when it was the headquarters of Napoleon's army. It was occupied by the Prussians in 1866, but was evacuated in the following spring. Pop. about 550,000.
What Has Changed in the Last Century
When Collier's wrote in 1921 that Dresden had "suffered severely" in the Thirty Years' War and under Napoleon, the worst was still ahead: on the night of 13-14 February 1945 Allied bombing and the resulting firestorm destroyed the historic centre, killing an estimated 25,000 people. The art survived because it had been evacuated — the Sistine Madonna singled out by Alton's in 1910 was taken to the Soviet Union and returned to Dresden in 1955, and it hangs in the rebuilt Zwinger gallery today. The Baroque skyline came back slowly: the ruined Frauenkirche was left as a war memorial through the East German decades and rebuilt only after reunification, reconsecrated in 2005. Dresden is still a capital, as Collier's said, of Saxony, now a Free State within the reunified Federal Republic, with roughly 560,000 residents.
Written for this edition, 2026.