Schloßplatz (Dresden)

[1] A bronze statue of Albert of Saxony by sculptor Max Baumbach was inaugurated in 1906 in front of the Georgentor and was melted in 1945 after being severely damaged.

A sculpture by Ernst Rietschel of Frederick Augustus I "The Righteous" in seated position now stands on the site of the old Albert statue.

The consecration on 29 May 2008 included a performance of the Weih-Hymne by Richard Wagner, who had composed the piece on the occasion of the sculpture's original unveiling in 1843.

[2] Outside the main entrance of the Katholische Hofkirche is a paving stone marked with an N. This indicates the spot where Napoleon Bonaparte paraded his troops and set off for the Battle of Dresden on August 26, 1813, in which he was victorious.

Since the stone buildings in close quarters cause much reverberation, concerts take place at the nearby Theaterplatz, which is more spacious and has such a better acoustics.