Yenidze

Yenidze is a former tobacco factory in Dresden with a glass dome, now serving as an office building and restaurant. The structure displays oriental ornaments on its walls and a minaret-shaped chimney visible from across the city.

Martin Hammitzsch designed the structure for entrepreneur Hugo Zietz, who processed tobacco from the Ottoman Empire and saw completion around 1909. After the war, the factory was converted into offices, having survived the bombing largely intact.

The name comes from an Ottoman region in Thrace known for tobacco growing, connecting Dresden's manufacturing world with eastern markets. Today, office workers sit beneath the dome while restaurant guests enjoy views across the city from the same space.

Access is on foot or by tram from the city center toward the Elbe riverbank. The dome restaurant opens in the evening, and the office floors remain closed to the public during the day.

The building received its oriental style because city regulations banned factory chimneys in residential districts and the minaret shape served as a workaround. The architect used this restriction to create an unusual silhouette that still shapes the skyline today.

Location: Dresden

Inception: 1907

Architects: Martin Heinrich Hammitzsch

Official opening: 1909

Architectural style: Moorish Revival architecture, industrial architecture

Address: Friedrichstadt

GPS coordinates: 51.05902,13.72685

Latest update: December 12, 2025 18:10