Moritzburg castle

Moritzburg Castle was built in the middle of the 16th century by the local Elector Moritz of Saxony, whose name formed the basis for the name of the castle, and later the city of Moritzburg, located 14 km from Dresden. Initially, the castle looked like a country residence, made in the Renaissance style and intended for rest after hunting. In the second half of the 17th century, a Baroque chapel was added to the castle - a snow-white chapel, decorated from the inside with gilded stucco molding and artistic painting. In the 18th century, the Moritzburg Castle was completely rebuilt according to the idea of the Elector August the Strong in accordance with his Baroque tastes. The area around the castle also changed: the surrounding swamps were dried up, and instead of them three lakes appeared - Upper, Lower and Zamkovoye; the landscape of the park has been supplemented with beautiful garden-architectural compositions that have survived to this day.

Today, Moritzburg Castle is a grandiose architectural structure with bright yellow walls and a red granite roof. The interior of the castle is made in the same Baroque style and has a pronounced hunting theme. On the walls here you can find images of events that took place in the castle and invented by the artist. The expensive leather wallpaper with silver inlay also features mythological subjects related to the ancient Roman goddess-huntress - Diana. The walls of the castle are decorated with hunting trophies. The real gem of Moritzburg is the "Feather Room", whose interior is made up of several tens of thousands of feathers of various birds.