Overview
Dresden is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second-most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany.
Description
There are few city silhouettes more striking than Dresden’s. The classic view from the Elbe’s northern bank takes in spires, towers and domes belonging to palaces, churches and stately buildings, and indeed it's hard to believe that the city was all but wiped off the map by Allied bombings in 1945.