Dresden is home to the magnificent late Baroque architectural ensemble Zwinger. It was built between 1709 and 1732 and commissioned by Augustus II the Strong. The architectural design was by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. After reconstruction in the mid-19th century, the exhibition space (including for the extensive painting collections) was enlarged. The complex was almost completely destroyed during the bombing of Dresden on 13-14 February 1945. It was rebuilt in 1963.

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