[ Sept.2015 ] This is a photo of the mural, called “Procession of Princes” in the old town of Dresden.
It is 102 metres long and it is made of 24,000 Meissen china tiles.
The people depicted here are 35 sovereigns of Saxony, from 1123 to 1904, and their servants.
One of the few who looks at us is Augustus the Strong, who had amazing physical strength (from the end of 17th century to the early 18th century).
There are no women in the picture and according to the guide book, that is because women in those days did not have the right to inheritance.
The design of this mural was done in the 1870s and it was made with the technique called Sgraffito, which had been popular since the 16th century, but the wear was so severe that they transferred it to Meissen tiles in 1906.
Miraculously, it did not get any damages during the air strikes in 1945.
Behind this mural, there is a courtyard of the royal stable.
The corridor there was very nice, too.
It just so happened that the light made decorative shadows of the animal heads on the white pillars, which was very interesting.
