Porcelain Collection at The Zwinger
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| ceramics display at The Zwinger in Dresden, Germany |
The Porcelain Collection at The Zwinger is the largest collection of ceramics in the world. Displays include many fine pieces produced by Dresden’s porcelain factories since the first was founded in 1708. An extensive collection of Meissen includes exquisite hand-painted birds, including Jaybirds and Wax Wings, and many displays are set against windows through which you can additionally view the palace grounds outside. Chinese and Japanese pieces are also in the collection. A Glockenspiel above the entrance features a carillon with 40 Meissen porcelain bells that survived the World War II bombing raids.
More things to do in Dresden.
image c2010 Carole Terwilliger Meyers
Love to visit porcelain factories/collections in Europe. Just went to the Porceleyne Fles Royal Blue Delft factory in Delft, Holland. Our blogs have a lot of similarities - check mine out: www.toeuropewithkids.
ReplyDeleteNice blog, Sonja! You might also be interested in my posting about the Meissen factory, http://travelswithcarole.blogspot.com/2011/01/sights-to-seemeissen-state-porcelain.html.
ReplyDeleteSonja, it is odd that I just got notified about your 2010 posting yesterday!
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