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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Museum complex; Museum; Town center/square/plaza; Mysterious site
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 44 attractions in Dresden

Once one of Dresden's most famous cathedrals, this structure is currently undergoing a massive reconstruction project to repair the damage done by Allied bombings.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Religious site; Landmark/point of interest; Tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 44 attractions in Dresden

Public health museum.

Attraction type: Science museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Architectural building; Factory tour
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Opera
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 44 attractions in Dresden

From Frommer's Germany 2008: Home of the Kreuzchor, the famous boys' choir of Dresden.  Free concerts are conducted every Saturday at 5 p.m. unless the choir is traveling.

Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Specialty museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Other
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #10 of 44 attractions in Dresden

Restored to its former magnificence after its destruction in the 1945 bombing of Dresden, this elaborate, High Renaissance style opera house presents opera, ballet and jazz performances, and is worth a visit if only to marvel at its ornate interior.

Attraction type: Opera; Theater
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #11 of 44 attractions in Dresden

A beautiful Baroque palace built by architect Pöppelmann.

Attraction type: Castle; Architectural building
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #12 of 44 attractions in Dresden

A popular art museum displaying a collection of finely wrought jewelry and sculpture.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #13 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #14 of 44 attractions in Dresden

This art museum is jam packed with masterpieces by the likes of Rubens and Titian, but it is most famous for Rafael's Sistine Madonna.

Attraction type: Art museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Scenic/historic walking area
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #16 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Bar/club
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #17 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: Town center/square/plaza
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 44 attractions in Dresden
Attraction type: History museum
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #19 of 44 attractions in Dresden

A scenic street lined with Baroque townhouses.

Attraction type: Neighborhood
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TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #20 of 44 attractions in Dresden

Also known as the Cathedral of St. Trinitatis, this is the Catholic Court Church. Houses a famous stone pulpit, 250-year-old organ and the tombs of Saxon rulers.

Attraction type: Architectural building; Government building; Historic site; Religious site
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