Green vault (Dresden)

 museum, interesting place

Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2
01067 Dresden, Germany
Phone: +49 351 49142000
gruenes-gewoelbe.skd.museum/en/

The Grünes Gewölbe (Green Vault) in Dresden, Germany is a museum that contains the largest collection of treasures in Europe. It is a part of the Dresden castle. It was founded by August dem Starken (Augustus II the Strong) in 1723. It features a unique and rich variety of exhibits from the period of baroque to classicism. The name comes from the first green-painted room. It has been completely reconstructed and was reopened on 1 September 2006. It is often referred to as a walk-in treasure chest. It contains nine rooms, each with its own exhibition theme.

During World War II three of the nine rooms were damaged by bombs, but the treasure itself was kept safely elsewhere. The Soviet army seized the treasures in 1945, but gave them back in 1958 to the German Democratic Republic.

The Grünes Gewölbe is a famous part of the Dresden State Art Collections.

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