Altmarkt Galerie

Dresden


Hiding behind historical facades, this is a vast modern shopping mall in the heart of Dresden, where you can but just about anything you need.


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Nearby Dresden attractions

1. Porzellansammlung

0.26 MILES

Housed in two gorgeously converted curving galleries, this extraordinary collection ranges from 17th- and 18th-century Chinese porcelain to that produced…

2. Neues Grünes Gewölbe

0.29 MILES

The New Green Vault presents some 1000 objects in 10 modern rooms. Key sights include a frigate fashioned from ivory with wafer-thin sails, a cherry pit…

3. Historisches Grünes Gewölbe

0.29 MILES

The Historic Green Vault displays some 3000 precious items in the same fashion as during the time of August der Starke, namely on shelves and tables…

4. Residenzschloss

0.29 MILES

Dresden's extraordinary Renaissance city palace, home to its Saxon rulers from 1485 to 1918, now shelters multiple precious collections – including the…

5. Zwinger

0.32 MILES

A collaboration between the architect Matthäus Pöppelmann and the sculptor Balthasar Permoser, the Zwinger was built between 1710 and 1728 on the orders…

6. Frauenkirche

0.32 MILES

The domed Frauenkirche – Dresden’s most beloved symbol – has literally risen from the city's ashes. The original church graced the skyline for two…

7. Katholische Hofkirche

0.34 MILES

The Katholische Hofkirche (also called Dresden Cathedral) makes up an integral part of the baroque ensemble crowning the Altstadt, and is one of Dresden's…

8. Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon

0.34 MILES

This wonderful collection of scientific implements, dating from the early 16th century onwards, will delight anyone interested in the history of science…