Taschenbergpalais Dresden, Palace hotel in Old Town, Germany
The Taschenbergpalais is a five-story palace hotel featuring baroque architecture in Dresden's old town. Its interior showcases curved staircases, elaborately decorated spaces, and high ceilings throughout.
Johann Friedrich Karcher began building the palace in 1705 for Anna Constantia von Hoym, later Countess of Cosel. After her banishment in 1713 it was renamed the Turkish Palais, and from 1718 to 1720 Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann and Raymond Leplat expanded it for the crown prince family. Destroyed in the February 1945 air raids, it was rebuilt from 1992 to 1995 and opened as a hotel on 31 March 1995.
The name comes from the Taschenberg, a hill that can no longer be seen, on which the palace was built. After Countess Cosel fell from favour in 1713, the palace was furnished in an oriental style in 1715/16 and called the "Turkish Palais". Two sandstone fountains by Johann Christoph Knöffel, showing Triton and a Nereid, stand at the entrance; the originals were restored in 1990 and replaced by copies.
The hotel sits next to Zwinger Palace and Residenzschloss, making it a convenient base for exploring the area. Keep in mind this is an upscale accommodation with premium facilities throughout.
The cellars of a 13th-century tower house from the earlier Einsiedel estate survive inside the hotel building. The two sandstone fountains at the entrance, carved with Triton, a Nereid, shellwork and putti, were set up under Johann Christoph Knöffel around 1747–1750; the originals were restored in 1990 and replaced by copies.
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