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Dresden

Dresden

Central Theater

The initial design of the dome of the Buda Castle (without a crown, but with a lantern).

The Habsburg Hall was directly situated under the dome of the palace.

The top of the dome was decorated with a crown of St. Stephen. The picture shows the stonemasons who were standing against the background of their work.

They look very small for crown made for a giant…

This building once used to decorate the street which led from the Military Ministry towards St. Matthias Church. After the war, its facade was reconstructed in a simplified manner, in order to match the spirit of the architecture of 18-th century.

Khreshchatyk Street

Junction with Nikolayevskaya Street (nowadays it’s called Gorodetsky Street)

Corner houses (the first picture is available in higher resolution)

Ginzburg’s House (at the background) has been preserved, but its decorative domes had been ruined..