Step Into History
Walk Dresden in 1560
AI rebuilds Dresden street by street, and you walk through it in your browser.
Step Into History · City walk
Electoral Dresden, 1560
Dresden in 1560 is the compact river town newly established as the Elector's residence, its castle receiving Renaissance courts and cabinets of curiosity. Walk the stone bridge, the market lanes and the castle terraces to see craftsmen, court retinues and the first Kunstkammer gathered beside growing Italian-style fortifications.
32 scenes — 20 streets, squares and views, 12 interiors to step inside. Planned from the Wikipedia record of Dresden as it stood in 1560 (“Dresden”).
The route, scene by scene
- 1. Loschwitz Heights
- 2. Drezdany Settlement
- 3. Steinerne Brücke
- ↳ Bridge Guardroom Chamber · interior
- 4. Bridgehead Market
- 5. Pirnaisches Tor
- 6. Altmarkt Square
- 7. Kreuzkirche Forecourt
- ↳ Kreuzkirche Nave · interior
- 8. Rathaus Lane
- ↳ Council Chamber of Elders · interior
- 9. Muenzgasse
- ↳ City Minting Hall · interior
- 10. Schmiedestraße
- ↳ Court Goldsmith's Workshop · interior
- 11. Schlossstraße
- 12. Schlossplatz
- 13. Residenzschloss Courtyard
- ↳ Renaissance Arcaded Courtyard · interior
- 14. Stallhof Stables
- ↳ Long Stable Corridor · interior
- 15. Kunstkammer Front
- ↳ Electoral Kunstkammer Cabinets · interior
- 16. Tournament Field
- ↳ Marshal's Judges' Hall · interior
- 17. Alchemists' Yard
- ↳ Electoral Alchemist's Laboratory · interior
- 18. Elbe Quayside
- ↳ Riverside Warehouse Chamber · interior
- 19. Bastion Works
- ↳ Engineers' Timber Workshop · interior
- 20. Elbe Meadow Vista