State Rooms and Retiring Rooms

The tour takes you through the elaborately reconstructed parade rooms and the retirades, where you can admire the breathtaking state robes of Augustus the Strong, which are unique in their state of preservation. The State Apartments, which were furnished in 1719, were the most important suite of rooms in the Dresden Residential Palace. Intended for ceremonial occasions of the highest importance, the furnishings, furnished with top-quality pieces from French and Saxon manufacturers, reflected Augustus the Strong's claim to power. His state vestments were in no way inferior - they are impressive not only because of the uniqueness of their traditional setting, but also because of the extraordinary beauty and preciousness of the textiles used.
Welcome

Rebuilding the 2nd Floor into a Baroque Piano Nobile

Corner State Room: Brief Introduction

The Wedding 1719

What is a State Appartment?

What is Original and what is Faithful Reproduction?

Furnishings for the 1719 Wedding

Court Sword
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Reference person

Coat / Rhinegrave Dress of August II the Strong, consisting of a coat, doublet, trousers, pair of gloves
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner

Queen Christiane Eberhardine of Poland (1671-1727)
Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760) | Painter
Christiane Eberhardine, Polen, Königin (1675-1760) | Person(s) shown

Anna Constanze Countess of Cosel (1680-1765)
unbekannt | Painter
Cosel, Anna Constantia von (1680-1765) | Person(s) shown

Flintlock pistol / Pair of flintlock pistols
August, Polen, König (1670-1733) | Owner
Casin, Jean (1670-1733)

State saddle consisting of a saddle, caparison, pair of textile holster covers and a pair of pistol holsters
Ludwig, Frankreich, König (1638-1715)
August, Polen, König (1638-1715)

Compass with lid
Peter, Russland, Zar (1672-1725)

Alliance Portrait of King August II of Poland (1670-1733) and King Friedrich Wilhelm I in Prussia (1688-1740)
Silvestre, Louis de (1675-1760) | Painter
August, Polen, König (1675-1760) | Person(s) shown
Friedrich Wilhelm I. (1675-1760) | Person(s) shown

Route Guidance Back to the Corner State Room

Portrait August II the Strong and his Claim in Europe

Function and Furnishings

The Ceremonial

First Antechamber - History of the Furnishings and Spiral Columns

Not all the Velvets are the Same (First Antechamber)

Portable Furniture (First Antechamber)

Second Antechamber - The Textile Furnishings

The Wall Paintings and the Overdoors (Second Antechamber)

Portable Furniture (Second Antechamber)

Furniture that Shows its History (Second Antechamber)

Boulle Furniture (Second Antechamber)

Audience Chamber – the Most Exalted of Rooms

The Textile Pilasters (Audience Chamber)

The Ceiling Painting and the Overdoors (Audience Chamber)

Canopy of State with Audience Chair (Audience Chamber)

Portable Furniture (Audience Chamber)

The State Bedroom - Green Velvet

The State Bed (State Bedroom)

Ceiling Painting and Overdoors (State Bedroom)

Portable Furniture (State Bedroom)

The Original Finial

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