Golden Rider
Golden Rider is a monument in Dresden, Saxon Elbland, Saxony. Golden Rider is situated nearby to the square Neustädter Markt, as well as near the fountain Östlicher Nymphenbrunnen.- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: equestrian statue in Dresden
- Also known as: “August der Starke”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Neustädter Markt and Semperoper.
Semperoper
Theater building
The Semperoper is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden. It is also home to the Semperoper Ballett. Semperoper is situated 580 metres southwest of Golden Rider.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innere Neustadt and Innere Altstadt.
Innere Neustadt
Suburb
The Innere Neustadt is a neighborhood in Dresden within the administrative district of Neustadt. The name is derived from "Neue Königliche Stadt", the name given to the former district of Altendresden when it was rebuilt after a fire before 1732.
Äußere Neustadt
Suburb
Äußere Neustadt, also known as Antonstadt after Anthony, King of Saxony, is a neighborhood in Dresden, Germany. The Äußere Neustadt contains the part of the Neustadt that is located outside of where the old city walls used to be.
Golden Rider
- Categories: monument, sculpture, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Dresden, Saxon Elbland, Saxony, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.05811° or 51° 3′ 29″ north
Longitude
13.74131° or 13° 44′ 29″ east
Elevation
115 metres (377 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F3M3P5R+6G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Golden Rider” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qızıl atlı (Drezden)”
- Azerbaijani: “Qızıl atlı”
- Belarusian: “Залаты коннік”
- Bulgarian: “Златният конник”
- Cebuano: “The Golden Rider”
- Chinese: “金色騎士”
- Chinese: “金色骑士”
- Dutch: “Goldener Reiter”
- German: “Der Goldene Reiter”
- German: “Goldener Reiter (Reiterstandbild)”
- German: “Goldener Reiter”
- Italian: “Cavaliere dorato”
- Lithuanian: “Auksinis raitelis”
- Polish: “Złoty Jeździec”
- Russian: “Золотой всадник”
- Ukrainian: “Золотий вершник (Дрезден)”
- Ukrainian: “Золотий вершник”
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