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Dresden: Splendour, Ashes and Dark Stones

How a city keeps rising again – twelve stories from the Old Market to the Church of Our Lady

12 stops 90 min 2.9 km

At a glance

Distance
2.9 km
Duration
90 min
Stops
12
Languages
Deutsch, English
Finish
The stone bell
An audio walk through Dresden's old town: from the Church of the Holy Cross and the Palace of Culture to the Royal Palace and its Green Vault, through the Zwinger to the Semper Opera House, past the Court Church and the Procession of Princes, along Brühl's Terrace to the Frauenkirche on the Neumarkt. Find out why a carpenter built a dome of stone, how two men with an axe raided the treasure chamber of Augustus the Strong, why a failed gold-maker invented European porcelain, and what Wagner and Semper were doing on the barricades. Just under 3 km, about 90 minutes, ending with coffee and cake in front of the pale and dark stones of the Frauenkirche. With scenes and up-to-date 2026 information.
  • Runs in the browser — no app to install
  • Map with the route and your position
  • Stops play automatically when you arrive
  • 4 devices included — for you and your companions
  • Transcript of every stop
  • 12 months of access

Route

Tap a number on the map to see the stop.

Start: Altmarkt, Dresden (tram stop Altmarkt), in the middle of the square facing south towards the Kreuzkirche

  1. 1

    A city that keeps getting up againfree

    Almost everything here has fallen once – and stands again. The thread of this walk.

  2. 2

    How lonely sits the cityfree

    Rough plaster, a lament sung among the rubble and a procession of candles.

  3. 3

    The design that won and lost full version

    The winning design the Party didn't want.

  4. 4

    A few minutes in the dark full version

    A power box, an axe and a few minutes in the dark.

  5. 5

    The king as innkeeper full version

    Porcelain bells and a king playing innkeeper.

  6. 6

    One house, built three times full version

    An opera house built three times – and two men on the barricades.

  7. 7

    The king's heart full version

    A crown worth a change of faith – and a heart that supposedly beats.

  8. 8

    Porcelain that knows fire full version

    A hundred metres of porcelain that survived the fire.

  9. 9

    A garden for one, then for all full version

    A minister's private garden – opened by an occupier.

  10. 10

    The gold-maker beneath the terrace full version

    A captive gold-maker invents porcelain. And a bridge is missing.

  11. 11

    The stone bell full version

    The Stone Bell: cannonballs, fire and candles on a mountain of rubble.

  12. 12

    The dark stones full version

    Pale and dark stones, a cross from London and a slice of Dresden cake.

Narrated by a synthetic (AI) voice — script and facts by the tripto.de editorial team.

Questions and answers

Do I need to install an app?

No. The guide runs in your phone's browser. After buying you get an email with a link and a code — no account needed.

How does it work on the walk?

In Walk mode the map shows where you are and each stop starts by itself when you arrive. You can also listen without GPS and pick the stops yourself.

Can I listen offline?

Yes. Before you set off you can download the recordings to your phone and listen without internet.

Can two of us listen?

Yes. One purchase works on up to 4 devices — everyone listens on their own phone.

How long do I have access?

12 months from the first time you open it. Stop whenever you like and continue another day — the guide remembers where you left off.

Dresden: Splendour, Ashes and Dark Stones

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