The Semper Opera House and the King Johann monument look even more dramatic under threatening clouds that loom over Theater Square in Dresden. (Matthias Rietschel / Associated Press)
The historic Taschenberg Palace is now a Kempinski hotel in the heart of Dresden. In its courtyard is an ice-skating rink. It will be open until March. (Norbert Millauer / AFP / Getty Images)
Dresden’s traditional Christmas market, called “Striezelmarkt,” began at the end of November with the lighting of the Christmas pyramid. In the background is the Frauenkirche. (Ralf Hirschberger / EPA)
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One of Germany’s oldest Christmas markets is open in Dresden, where visitors drink a traditional mulled wine called Glühwein. The festival includes kiddie rides, hot-sausage stands, hand-carved wooden Christmas tree ornaments for sale and plenty of sweets. (Norbert Millauer / AFP / Getty Images)
Said to be the world’s largest porcelain mosaic fresco, “The Procession of Dukes” is a visual history of Saxon royalty that was carved on Dresden Castle in the 1870s. (Susan Spano / Los Angeles Times)
