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Dresden Armoury

The Dresden Armoury or Dresden Armory, also known as the Dresden Historical Museum, is one of the world's largest collections of ceremonial weapons, armour and historical textiles.
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  • Opening hours:
    10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Dresden, Germany
  • Also known as: “Dresden Armory”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Green Vault and Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Museum
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The is a museum located in , , which contains the largest treasure collection in Europe. The museum was founded in 1723 by Augustus the Strong of and Saxony, and features a variety of exhibits in styles from Baroque to Classicism.

Museum
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The in , Germany, displays around 750 paintings from the 15th to the 18th centuries. It includes major Italian Renaissance works as well as Dutch and Flemish paintings. is situated 220 metres northwest of Dresden Armoury.

Theater building
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The is the opera house of the Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden and the concert hall of the Staatskapelle Dresden. It is also home to the Ballett. is situated 270 metres northwest of Dresden Armoury.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innere Altstadt and Wilsdruffer Vorstadt.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The is a neighborhood in 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.

Dresden Armoury

Latitude
51.05254° or 51° 3′ 9″ north
Longitude
13.73744° or 13° 44′ 15″ east
Operator
Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Open location code
9F3M3P3P+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1729101965
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q571773
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In Other Languages

From Bavarian to Russian—“Dresden Armoury” goes by many names.
  • Bavarian: “Rüstkammer”
  • Belarusian: “Дрэздэнская зброевая палата”
  • Bulgarian: “Дрезденска оръжейна палата”
  • Czech: “Türckische cammer”
  • Czech: “Zbrojnice”
  • French: “Rüstkammer”
  • German: “Historisches Museum Dresden”
  • German: “Rüstkammer”
  • Italian: “Rüstkammer”
  • Japanese: “王宮武器庫”
  • Polish: “Rustkammer”
  • Polish: “Rüstkammer”
  • Russian: “Дрезденская оружейная палата”
  • Russian: “Музей средневековых доспехов и оружия”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Turkish Chamber and Art library of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dresden Armoury”. Photo: Ingersoll, Public domain.