Порок, фарфор и абсолютная власть — цена саксонского величия | ДРЕЗДЕНСКИЙ ЦВИНГЕР

Augustus the Strong exchanged 600 soldiers for porcelain vases. His mistress was imprisoned for 49 years without trial. The price of the Dresden Zwinger is human lives. The Dresden Zwinger is one of the greatest masterpieces of European Baroque. But behind its gilded facades lies the story of a man who knew no and paid for his desires with the lives of others. Augustus the Strong ruled Saxony and Poland simultaneously, collected porcelain like a man possessed, built palaces on credit—and destroyed all who stood in his way. Countess Cosel spent forty-nine years in the tower of Stolpen Castle. Without a sentence. Without a trial. Johann Böttger revealed the secret of porcelain to Europe and died in prison at the age of thirty-seven. Six hundred Saxon soldiers became currency in a deal for clay pots. In February 1945, Dresden burned for three days. In 2019, thieves stole treasures from the Augustan era from the Green Vault in a matter of minutes. Some remain missing to this day. #DresdenZwinger #AugustTheStrong #HistoryOfEurope #Saxony #CountessCosel #Baroque #HistoryOfGermany #Dresden #documentary