Augustus Bridge

The Augustus Bridge is a bridge in the city of Dresden, in the state Saxony in Germany. Crossing the river Elbe, the road bridge connects the Innere Neustadt in the north with the historic city centre to the south.

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Type: Bridge
Description: bridge over the river Elbe
Also known as: “Augustoren zubia”, “Augustusbrua”, “Augustusbrucke”, “Friedrich-August-Brücke”, “Friedrich-August-Brücke Dresden”, “Friedrich-August-Brücke, Georgij-Dimitroff-Brücke”, “Georgi-Dimitroff-Brücke”, “Georgij-Dimitroff-Brücke”, and “мост Августа”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Semperoper and Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister.

Semperoper

Theater building

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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 330 metres west of Augustus Bridge.

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister

Museum

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The Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, 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. Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister is situated 410 metres southwest of Augustus Bridge.

Dresden Frauenkirche

Church

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The Frauenkirche is a Lutheran church in Dresden, the capital of the German state of Saxony. Destroyed during the Allied firebombing of Dresden towards the end of World War II, the church was reconstructed between 1994 and 2005. Dresden Frauenkirche is situated 410 metres south of Augustus Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Innere Altstadt and Innere Neustadt.

Innere Altstadt

Suburb

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Innere Altstadt is a suburb.

Innere Neustadt

Suburb

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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.