Zwinger

Gateway leading into the Zwinger in Carcassonne. Right: the lower Zwinger wall.

Example of a Zwinger: the Minneburg in the Odenwald

The Zwinger around Coburg Fortress reinforced by early modern era bastions

Part view of the Theodosian Wall of the former city of Constantinople. In the foreground: the double Zwinger.

The Krak des Chevaliers with its extensive Zwinger system around the inner ward (artist's reconstruction from 1871)

Castle site in Beaumaris

Inner ward and Zwinger of Lwenstein Castle (Wrttemberg)

Zwinger

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Zwinger, Dresden Overview

The Zwinger was built on Augustus the Strong's wishes of a palace similar to that of King Louis XIV's, in Versailles.

Originally constructed as an Orangery and for court festivities, the Zwinger was eventually used for exhibitions. Architect Matth_us P_ppelmann and the sculptor Balthasar Permoser designed this yet another splendid example of late Baroque architecture. The Zwinger has opulent courtyards adorned with fountains. Beyond the courtyards lie the Gem_ldegalerie Alte Meister (Old Masters Gallery) and Porzellansammlung (Porcelain Collection), and the Mathematisch-Physikalischer Salon with its historical scientific instruments, which cannot be missed.