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13-Sep-2016

Fürstenzug

The Fürstenzug or Procession of Princes in Dresden, is a large mural of a mounted procession of the rulers of Saxony. It was originally painted between 1871 and 1876 to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Wettin Dynasty, Saxony's ruling family. In order to make the work weatherproof, it was replaced with approximately 23,000 Meissen porcelain tiles between 1904 and 1907. With a length of 102 metres (335 ft), it is known as the largest porcelain artwork in the world. The mural displays the ancestral portraits of the 35 margraves, electors, dukes and kings of the House of Wettin between 1127 and 1904.(wikipedia)
Dresden - Germany

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Graeme07-Mar-2017 22:26
What an amazing scene of this artwork on the outside of this building, Ton.VV!!
globalgadabout06-Mar-2017 21:20
an extraordinary display superbly portrayed...
Ika Zinka Eferl05-Mar-2017 18:38
Beautiful soft light and well composed. V
marie-jose wolff05-Mar-2017 15:48

What a magnificent fresco! V
Tom LeRoy05-Mar-2017 10:46
A famous wall and you have a great shot of it, Ton! V
Gill Kopy05-Mar-2017 02:08
Wow Ton - this really is awesome - so wonderful that so much work was put into preserving the art work - you've captured it very nicely V
Hank Vander Velde05-Mar-2017 01:43
Beautifully composed image with good detail captured Ton.
Ken Chambers ARPS04-Mar-2017 22:02
Wonderful that it escaped the terrible fire storm of WW2.
Helen Betts04-Mar-2017 15:46
Perfect POV for this impressive mural, with excellent detail, too. V.
Juliette04-Mar-2017 15:07
fraai gedetailleerd V
Walter Otto Koenig04-Mar-2017 14:55
Fascinating mural of this procession of the heads of the House of Saxony. Very nice detail and clarity. "V"
Jim Coffman04-Mar-2017 14:10
Fantastic image, Ton!!
Julie Oldfield04-Mar-2017 13:58
Awesome detail and POV. V
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