Insider Tipps in Dresden

The Fascination of Time

Experience how timepieces came to the court of Augustus the Strung and start your discovery tour at the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, where one of the most important collections of historical scientific instruments can be found.nHere, an observatory for sky observation was set up in the 18th century, and from here, the official time of Dresden and Saxony was determined until the 20th century – the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments was the Greenwich of Saxony.

Experience how timepieces came to the court of Augustus the Strung and start your discovery tour at the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments at the Zwinger Palace in Dresden, where one of the most important collections of historical scientific instruments can be found.

Here, an observatory for sky observation was set up in the 18th century, and from here, the official time of Dresden and Saxony was determined until the 20th century – the Royal Cabinet of Mathematical and Physical Instruments was the Greenwich of Saxony.

Follow the traces of Augustus the Strong to the small town of Glashütte, which is well-known around the world today. Here, a visit to the Glashütte German Watch Museum will round off your tour.

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