Saxony
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Dresden

Transparent Factory

The Transparent Factory is a car factory and exhibition space in , Germany owned by German carmaker Volkswagen and designed by architect Gunter Henn.
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  • Opening hours: Monday—Friday 8:30 AM—7:00 PM, Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: car factory and exhibition space in Dresden, Germany
  • Address: Lennéstraße 1, Dresden, 01069
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dresden Park Railway and Dresden Botanical Garden.

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The is a 381 mm minimum-gauge railway in , . The line opened in 1950 and was previously known as the Kindereisenbahn and the Pioniereisenbahn. is situated 210 metres southwest of Transparent Factory.

Garden
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The Botanischer Garten der Technischen Universität Dresden, also known as the Botanischer Garten Dresden or , is a botanical garden maintained by the Dresden University of Technology. is situated 240 metres southeast of Transparent Factory.

Stadium
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is a stadium in , , Germany. It is named after athlete Rudolf Harbig and is the current home of Dynamo Dresden. It also hosts fixtures of the German national team on an irregular basis since 1911. is situated 690 metres southwest of Transparent Factory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johannstadt and Innere Altstadt.

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.

Transparent Factory

Latitude
51.04454° or 51° 2′ 40″ north
Longitude
13.756° or 13° 45′ 22″ east
Height
18 metres (59 feet)
Operator
Volkswagen Sachsen GmbH
Open location code
9F3M2QV4+RC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 120520646
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q516226
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Transparent Factory” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “透明工厂”
  • Dutch: “Glaeserne Manufaktur”
  • Dutch: “Glaserne Manufaktur”
  • Dutch: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • French: “Fabrique de verre”
  • German: “Automobilmanufaktur Dresden”
  • German: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • German: “Volkswagen-Manufaktur”
  • German: “VW-Manufaktur”
  • Italian: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Japanese: “ドレスデン”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Norwegian: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Polish: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Russian: “Стеклянная мануфактура”
  • Spanish: “Glaserne Manufaktur”
  • Spanish: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Swedish: “Gläserne Manufaktur”
  • Ukrainian: “Скляна мануфактура”

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Highlights include Aquarien and Bahnhof Straßburger Platz.

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