Dresden Panometer, 360-degree panoramic museum in Reick district, Germany.
The Dresden Panometer is a former telescopic gas holder built in 1879–80, 39 metres high and 54 metres in diameter, with a pale curved facade of narrow windows and two projecting panels. Inside, a 27-metre-high, 105-metre-circumference panorama hangs on the inner wall, viewed from a raised central platform. A lower domed round building stands in front.
The telescopic gas holder in Reick was built in 1879–80 as part of the Dresden gas plant. Yadegar Asisi opened the Panometer here on 9 December 2006, timed to the city's 800th anniversary, with his panorama 1756 Dresden. More than 500,000 visitors came in the first two years. The name Panometer is Asisi's portmanteau of panorama and gasometer.
The name "Panometer" is Yadegar Asisi's portmanteau of panorama and gasometer. Since mid-2015 the Baroque Dresden and Dresden 1945 panoramas have alternated, joined in early 2024 by an Amazon rainforest panorama. A soundtrack by Belgian composer Eric Babak accompanies the paintings, and the walkway behind them holds historic city maps, 18th- and 19th-century drawings, a bell from the Neustädter Rathaus and facade ornaments from demolished buildings.
The museum is located in the Reick district and is easily accessible by public transportation, with stairs and elevators providing access to the various levels. Visitors should plan to spend several hours exploring the multiple viewing platforms and installations at their own pace.
The name Panometer is Yadegar Asisi's own coinage, a portmanteau of panorama and gasometer. The building itself is a disused telescopic gas holder erected in 1879–80, 39 metres tall and 54 metres across. Its circular shape and empty interior are what make it work as a panorama venue.
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