Fabrice Mausoleum, The monument created by Constantin Lipsius in 1891 is located in Albertstadt on Stauffenbergallee , corner of Marienallee. General Georg Friedrich Graf von Fabrice, founder of Albertstadt and 1866-1891 Saxon War Minister. The mausoleum originally included a bronze statue created by Johannes Schilling, which was melted down during World War II.
Fama golden figurine created by Robert Henze and placed on the roof top of the Academy of Art, so called "lemon squeezer". In some sources the sculpture is also called Nike.
Fasanenschlößchen (pheasant's castle) [Municipality of Moritzburg],  built in 1769-82 by Johann Daniel Schade and Gottlob Hauptmann, it was the centre of a so called "pheasant plan" after suggestion of Duke Marcolini. The square building has got a side length of only 13,5 m. Glas doors, a pilaster strip arrange the four show sides. The roof is a bonnet like copper roof in "chinese style" which used to be very fashionable.

Not far from the "pheasant's castle" was the pub called "Kurfürstliche Waldschänke" built in 1780 as the gamekeeper's house during battue's, today is houses a famous inn. In connection to the "pheasant's castle" a nearby "port" with a mole and a Lighthouse, near the Großteich (Great Lake).

Fähren,  see Elbfähren (Elbe ferry)
Fährgarten Johannstadt (beer garden),  Extremely popular beer garden (summer restaurant) with Dresden residents on the Elbe ferry between Johannstadt and Äußere Neustadt (Outer New Town).
During floods this economy is regularly flooded.
Feldbahnmuseum Herrenleite [Community Lohmen at Pirna],  The vehicle collection (located in Klotzsche from 1981 to 2001) currently includes 95 locomotives and over 340 field railway cars. They come almost exclusively from companies in the former GDR, primarily from the Saxon region. The locomotives were built between 1914 and 1980, and the cars were built even further. Most vehicles drive on a track width of 600 mm.

The museum is run by the association "Historische Feldbahn Dresden e.V." () entertain.

Feldschlößchen-Stammhaus (principal firm or parent house),  the monument-protected turbine house is the last still preserved building of the in 1858 created "share brewery to Feldschlößchen" and after complex reorganization was re-opened in 1998 as Feldschlößchen principal firm. For a visit one can choose between the riser room, the old brewing house with gallery or the brewing master room, also 2 conference halls are available. Under the roof of the Feldschlößchen principal firm is a permanent exhibition of the brewing history of Dresden and environment.
Felsenbühne Rathen [Kurort Rathen], 
Founded in 1936 and operated by the Landesbühnen Sachsen since 1950, the open-air theater in Wehlengrund has over 2,000 seats. The season runs from May to early September, the repertoire ranges from opera to musicals, plays, children's theater and concerts.
Felsenkeller,  former brewery in the area called Plauenscher Grund, around 1900 one of germany's largest brewery. After the Change several Trader and restaurants setlled in this area but they did not last very long. In the adits of the brewery occasional flea markets took place. In one of the adits, so a story goes, lives the "Iceworm", the trademarke of the beer brand "Felsenkeller".
Ferdinandplatz,  1945 completely destroyed place in the eastern Seevorstadt. The Gaensediebbrunnen, located in the middle of the square, was moved there when the White Gasse was rebuilt offset.
After 1990, a place nearby that had not yet been fully established as a square was given this name.

In 2007, due to the underground car park construction work at the Altmarkt, the Striezelmarkt took place in the parking spaces at Ferdinandplatz.

Fernsehturm (television tower),  built in 1964-69 in the district called Wachwitz by Kurt Nowotny, Herrmann Rühle and Johannes Braune. The tower is 252 m high, 167 m in steel-concrete and an arial which is 85 m high. Until 1991 there was a popular 2-floor Café and an observation decke above. Unfortunaltely, the current owner, Telekom in Dresden, is unable to keep this tower in the same good condition as its other "West German" towers like the ones in Stuttgard and Dortmund, and to preserve it as landmark and to find someone to keep the restaurant or at least to keep the look-out going. At the beginning of the 90s, the television tower was closed to the public by the current operator Telekom for financial reasons. The reason for this is today's high safety standards and the associated renovation costs.

The TV Tower Dresden Support Association () strives the revival of the viewing floors.

Around 2007, Telekom planned to sell its subsidiary
Deutsche Funkturm GmbH, which also operates the Dresden television tower. This sale has not yet taken place. In 2013/14, an online petition ran under the motto "We want the Dresden TV Tower to be a tourist destination again!". A feasibility study on reopening was published in 2017. The federal government, the Free State of Saxony and the city of Dresden have pledged their support for the project and the associated financial resources in 2019.

2022 and an opening date for 2027 was given.

Ferries,  see Elbfähren (Elbe ferries)
Festspielhaus Hellerau (festival hall),  built in 1911 after plans by Heinrich Tessenow, symmetrical complex around a large fore court with commercial buildings and gate lodges, the original festival hall reminds of a Greek temple. The middle building which has got a gable in a shape of a triangle connects to a narrow side wing. The festival hall, which has got no stage, was a novelty and was used as a "Academy of Music and Rhythm". The famous Geneva music pedagogue Emile Jaques-Dalcroze worked here.

After 1925 the complex was used in different ways: since 1937 as baracks of the Reichs police force (temporary also SA/SS) and from 1946 until 1992 as military hospital of the Soviet Army. Since 1992 there are reconstruction works on the way and a re-newal for artistic projects and it is used also by the "European Workshop of Art and Culture Hellerau E.V"

Festung Dresden,  It has its architectural origins in the city wall that was built at the end of the 12th century, which continued to exist largely unchanged until the beginning of the 16th century. Around this time, Duke Georg the Bearded realized that the medieval city fortifications no longer offered sufficient protection for his residence during siege warfare. From 1519 onwards he had the city surrounded with earthworks, bastions and wide moats, including the settlement around the Frauenkirche. The medieval city wall with the Frauentor was initially preserved.

In the middle of the 16th century, under Duke Moritz and his master builder Caspar Vogt von Wierandt, the modern design took place Bastion fortification with a star-shaped floor plan of straight ramparts with arrow-shaped protruding bastions.

August the Strong left rename all bastions after the sun, moon and five planets. Roman gods gave the planets and thus also the bastions their name:

After the fortifications were demolished in the 19th century, only a part along the Elbe remained, the today world-famous Brühlsche Terrasse.

The Brühlsche Terrasse e.V. association offers tours of the casemates of the fortress museum.

Festung Königstein [Saxonian Switzerland],  is built on a sandstone board mountain, it was mentioned in 1241 for the first time, the fortress is one of the most important trip goals in of the Dresden environment and an important monument of European fortress art. One reaches via 3 drawbridges a 245 m high rock massif located obove the river Elbe, whose cliffs up to 40 m are high. "Königstein" was among also border castle, fortress, state prison and place of refuge of members of the Royal Court.
Fetscherplatz,  congested square on the interface of the former suburbs Johannstadt to the former village of Striesen. The westerly development and the gap closing properties built in Wilhelminian style and the 90's creates a closed appearance, the estern part is bordered by towns house (called "Coffee Mill Houses"), which are typical for Striesen. On the North side is the traditional hotel and restautant Arthushof, in GDR-times the Czech restautrant "Ostrava" was situated here, there is a steakhouse here today ().

The West side evolved into a busy shopping centre with Interchange.

The square, which was called Fürstenplatz before the war, is named after the doctor Rainer Fetscher.

Feuerwehr Dresden (Fire department),  The city has a professional fire department with four fire stations and over 22 district fire departments. Professional and voluntary fire brigades belong to the Dresden City Fire Brigade Association, of which three company or factory fire brigades are also members.

Dresden professional fire department (since 1868):

District fire brigades (volunteer fire brigade):

The first volunteer fire department in Dresden was founded in 1863

Fichte park,  public park in the upper part of the district PlauenPlauen, originaly called Bismarckpark, and re-named in 1937 after J.G. Fichte. The complex which is under an preservation order, including the tower was lovingly restored after the Change. The SDP of Dresden Plauen/Coschütz celebrates every year the 1st of May with a traditional "Family day at the Fichte tower" and an annual Pentecost singing along takes place here.
Fichte tower 200 m above NN, built in 1896 as the so called Bismarck tower, and re-named in 1954 after J.G. Fichte. The view from the tower which is located in the Fichtepark reaches far into the Eastern Erz Mountains, Saxonian Switzerland and the Lößnitz.
Filmnächte am Elbufer,  The film nights, which have been held since 1991 on the Königsufer in front of the building of the powerful Ministry of Finance, are probably the most beautiful open-air cinema and concert festival in Europe. In front of the world-famous silhouette of the Inner Old Town/A>, the area on the banks of the Elbe in the middle of the city offers around 4,000 seats for visitors to film events, 400 of which are covered in the upper restaurant area.
Finanzämter (Financial meter),  Since 2010, the two tax offices Dresden-South and Dresden-Nord have been responsible for the city area instead of the previous tax offices I, II and III. Both are located at a common office location in Südvorstadt-East.
Finanzministerium / Ministry of Finance (treasury),  built in 1890/96 by Otto Wanckel and Ottomar Reichelt in the style of the Neo-renaissance.
The in 1945 destroyed building was rebuilt, first simplified without roof, in 1996 however to a large extent in its original external state.

During the GDR era, the district office of the People's Police was housed here; today the finance and culture ministries share the building. In terms of urban planning, the building corresponds to the neighboring State Chancellery.

Findlingsbrunnen,  The fountain inaugurated in 1991 in the new development area (Alt-) Gruna with boulders from the brown coal open-cast mines in Lusatia was by the Dresden sculptor
Eberhard Wolf created. With the natural materials and the asymmetrical shape, he consciously created a contrast to the prefabricated buildings in the area.
Fischersdorf,  one of the four historical suburban communities in today's Wilsdruffer Vorstadt. It was the smallest of the communities and had been on the site of today's Dresden International School since around 1480. The original location Altenfischersdorf was approximately on the site of today's Congress Center and had to be planned of the Saxon court for this area. Until it was completely destroyed in 1945, the place only consisted of the village square called Fischersdorf.

In 1835 Fischersdorf was combined with three other suburban communities to form Wilsdruffer Vorstadt.

Fischhaus,  Inn on the street Radeberger Straße on the South border on the Dresdner Heide, the Restaurant, boarding house and beer garden were lovingly restored in the 1990s.
Floods,  see Hochwasser
FKK-Bäder in Dresden
see special pageSports sites and swimming pools
Flughafen Dresden / Airport Dresden,  The old airport was established from 1934. The, during its time time modern airport building, in the style of the "Neuen Sachlichkeit" (minimalist) established, accommodated a restaurant, a skittle-alley and a popular roof garden restaurant. The building called Hansa-Haus, designed by Kurt Otto, was reconstructed and turned into Terminal 1 after "the change", next to it Terminal 2 developed in 1992/95.

The Hansa House, which is unfortunately no longer a listed building, was demolished in 2010 in favor of two halls for small aircraft.

The new terminal was built in 1998-2001 under line of the architects Blees and Kampmann, approximately 400 building people worked at the same time on the project.
The terminal resulted from change of a former airplane hangar while maintaining the architectural essential structures (basic structural steelworks and the arrangement in a central and two side ships). It possesses a surface area of 170 x 150 m and is approx. 25 m high. he terminal possesses five levels including underground rapid-transit railway connection and prospect platform. Over a footbridge one arrives into a large multi-storey car park.

The new airport has a dispatching capacity of 3,5 million aircraft passengers annually. The airport has had the official name since 2008 Dresden International.

Flugplatz Kaditz,  The in 1913 by the City of Dresden opened "urban land and water airfield Dresden" was then the first local airfield in Germany. In 1915 began the military joint use of the plant. After the 1st World War it turned out that the unfavourable meteorological conditions in the Elb-valley opposed a further development of the efficiency and attractiveness. The airfield Kaditz was closed in 1927.
Flugwille des Menschen,  Fountain with the sculpture by Max Lachnit and a sandstone relief by Reinhold Langer in front of the Studentenwohnheim Güntzstrasse.
Flügelwegbrücke (bridge),  built in 1920/30 as connection between Cotta and Übigau. Until the early 1980's the bridge was under the name Kaditzer (Elb-)Brücke in the City maps, in 1984 it was re-named to Rudolf-Renner-Brücke, in 1991 to Flügelwegbrücke. This name was originaly meant fro the bridge across the access road to the port Alberthafen but was soon used for the new bridge as well.
The old bridge was demolished a short while and is currently being rebuilt as part of the 4-lane West tangent. The subsequent intersection of the Westtangente with the B6 was redesigned without intersections and opened to traffic on .
Flutrinne, Flutrinnen (flood channel),  Dresden has two so-called flood channels or flood troughs for the Elbe, which are located in the floodfall among others Flood areas such as Elbe meadows and old Elbe rivers are flooded:
  • the flood channel at the Ostragehege (), which this "peninsula" turns into an island in an elbow, and
  • the Übigau flood channel (), which was built in 1918-22 along an old Elbe branch and the districts Übigau, Kaditz and (Alt-) Mickten also become an island.
Folk festival grounds
see Volksfestgelände (Folk festival grounds)
Fontane-CenterComplex retail location in Klotzsche in the middle of the post-reunification settlement Fontane-Park.
Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (FZD), since 2011
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf e. V. (HZDR),
The institute, located in the district of the same name in the town of Schönfeld-Weißig, conducts application-oriented basic research with interdisciplinary research focuses
  • Struktur der Materie
  • Lebenswissenschaften
  • Umwelt und Sicherheit

The FZD, formerly abbreviated as FZR, was the largest institute in the Leibniz Association until the end of 2010 with around 550 employees. It has been part of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers since the beginning of 2011.

Foreigner in Dresden,  proportion of foreigners see Migration
Fortress Königstein,  see Festung Königstein
Forum Am Altmarkt,  Located on the Altmarkt since the 19th century, the Sparkasse built its own building between Pfarrgasse and Schulgasse in 1907 under the direction of Hans Erlwein.
In 1998/99, a new building that was well adapted to the surroundings was built on the site of the house that was completely destroyed in 1945. Parts of the medieval city fortifications were integrated into the building.

The house combines the “Forum Am Altmarkt” congress and event center. with a financial services center.

Forum Dresden,  see Centrum-Warenhaus
Fotothek,  Deutsche Fotothek, see SLUB
Fontains / Brunnen,  see special page Fountains and Wells / Brunnen und Wasserspiele
Frauenkirche,  1726-43 of George Bähr as follow-up's building of the romanic church "to our dear ladies" and as Evangelist-civil counterpart to the catholic Hofkirche established. The church is a centralised building with a square sketch of around 45 x 45 m, four towers, one on each corner and a large dome. With the so called lantern and the cross the building is less than 92 m high.

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On 15 February 1945 the sandstone dome in itself collapsed, after it had gotten over the first bomb attack outwardly relatively without damage. The cause seems to have been a large heat development in the cellar caused by burning of there stored film material.

Up to the Change the ruin with its two rising ruin parts and the wild heap of stone was a memorial against the war. In 1993 the archaeological clearing out began, on 27th of May 1994 the symbolic laying of the corner stone for the reconstruction of the church took place, which will be completed in 2006.

At the end of August 2003 the structure of the external dome finished. During the building that was "supplemented" and in the meantime again diminished stroke stand worth seeing, in the meantime already constantly shines the new sandstone fronts far into the urban space inside.
In the already finished Unterkirche concerts take place in favor of the reconstruction.

On 2 May 2003 the new bells in a procession were led by Dresden to the Frauenkirche, 2 days later the solemn consecration (Weihe) took place.
The last stone was set on the 13th of April 2004.

By setting the tower hood and the tower cross on the 22nd of June 2004 the re-establishment of the outside shape of the Dresdner Frauenkirche was finalised.

On May 9, 2005, the first organ parts manufactured by master organ builder Daniel Kern arrived in Strasbourg.

The Frauenkirche was ceremoniously consecrated on October 30, 2005.

Dome climb
Since February 1, 2005, Dresden residents and tourists have been able to climb the dome and enjoy the wonderful view (when the weather is nice).

In contrast to the construction of the Frauenkirche, the construction of the Neumarkt in front of the church stagnated until mid-2004, since then "the cranes" have been turning. (see Special board).

Fraumutterhaus,  which consists of several individual houses around a large courtyard between Schloßstrassee and Schössergasse temporarily also included the Hoffmannseggsches Haus. It was, among other things, the electoral widow's house and the home of Johann Christoph Knöffel and Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. A larger-than-life statue of Pöppelmann was placed on a pedestal on the facade in 1936. The house, which was destroyed in 1945, was later demolished and only rebuilt in 2010/11 on the previously vacant area as part of the castle hotel. The Renaissance gable, which no longer existed in 1945, and Pöppelmann's statue were also reconstructed.
Freiberger Arena,  see JOYNEXT Arena Dresden
Freiberger Platz,  currently a completely undeveloped square in the Wilsdruffer Vorstadt. There was originally a lake in this place, called Duck Puddle around 1600. Around 1830, the now drained square was given its current name. Until it was destroyed, the square was completely built up with residential and commercial buildings, some still small and some already urban.

At the upper end is the baroque Annenkircche, in front of it is the monument, which today faces the square the Elector Anna. At the lower end is the swimming sports hall, built in 1968/69, next to it, a little above this, is the Sprunghalle, which was built in 1963/64.

Freiberger Straße,  Southwestern inner-city arterial road, it is one of the continuations of the Wilsdruffer Strasse, the east-west connection within the Inner Old Town. At the border with Löbtau it turns slightly into Kesselsdorfer Strasse about.

Within the so-called 26er-Ring it is characterized by buildings from the 1960s: on the north side there are five 10-story residential windows (1962/ 64 by Helmut Hommel and others, also the Elsa Fenske Home (1837/38, rebuilt several times), on the south side a 5-story residential row (1966 /67 by Siegmar Schreiber and others, renovated by Köhler + Dura Architekten in 2003), and the World Trade Center as well as the swimming sports hall, which is already postally attached to the square of the same name.

To the south of the intersection with Alfred-Althus-Straße is Freiberger Platz. Before 1945, the street only began at this intersection; the breakthrough to Postplatz occurred in connection with the new development in the mid-1960s.

The north side was densified with 3- to 4-story condominium buildings between the first three residential areas near Postplatz.

Outside the 26er ring, Freiberger Strasse leads through what is currently a desolate commercial area, including the former coal station.

Freilichtbühne Junge Garde,  1953-55 based on sketches of ideas by
Herbert Schneider in a former gravel pit in the Großen garden built. The elongated, slightly convexly curved stage house with its two-story wing buildings and the one-story connecting corridor is reminiscent of a small Saxon summer palace. A number of architectural elements such as dormers, cornices and colored mirror fields under the windows structured with bars are based on Saxon traditions, the curved slate roofs are reminiscent of East Asian influences in the construction of Pillnitz Castle.

The outdoor area with a total of 5,000 spectator seats is in the shape of an oval and offers good visibility with a height difference of approx. 6 m. Outdoor concerts take place, among other things, during the annual Dixielandfestival.

Freital,  see Special page City of Freital
Fresswürfel,  popular name for the building of the former restaurant Am Zwinger
Friedensblick,  A small park with a viewpoint in the district (Ober-) Loschwitz was created in the 1930s, the part of which west of Grundstrasse is commonly part of the district White Deer is attributed. The complex includes an obelisk in memory of King Friedrich August III, who was fatally injured in an accident in 1854, a pergala with a seating area and valuable caskets. lze. Originally called: the park "Blombergblick", after the sponsor of the facility and then Reichswehr Minister Werner von Blomberg.
Friedenskirche,  Built in 1889-91 by Christian Friedrich Arnold in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque forms in what was then the municipality of Löbtau. Partially destroyed in 1945, it was rebuilt in 1949/50 by Otto Bartning as a wooden interim church and still characterizes the district in this form today.
The neo-Gothic altar with alabaster relief is the former sacristy altar from the Sophienkirche.
Friedersdorf (district), see special page Ortschaft Weixdorf
Friedewald1. North of Dresden heathland with the Moritzburg pond area. The Friedwald is part of the region Dresdner Heidebogen, in the south there is the Lößnitz wine-growing region. In the south there is the Lößnitz wine-growing region.

Friedewald and Moritzburg pond area with initially 40 ponds were created around 1500 under Duke Georg the Bearded.

2. District of Moritzburg, see Special table Moritzburg

Friedhöfe see Special page Cemetery
Friedrich August I., August der Starke / August the Strong,  Elector of Saxony, since 1697 as August II also King of Poland, called August the Strong because of his legendary strength. Since 1694 as Friedrich August I Elector of Saxony and since 1697 as August II King of Poland. He converted to the Catholic faith in order to become King of Poland. His influence on cultural development in Saxony was very significant. His name as a client is associated with many cultural monuments. On his instructions, the Porzellan-Manufaktur was founded in Meien in 1710. In 1722, the reorganization and expansion of the art collections and the surveying of Saxon streets began. The first postal mileposts were also erected during this time. Excellent baroque architects such as Wolf Caspar von Klengel, Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann , Johann Chrstoph Knöffel, Zacharias Longuelune and Jean de Bodt came to Dresden. Between 1726 and 1743 George Bähr built the Frauenkirche. The Dresden art collections, especially the Porzellansammlung, the precious collection (Green Vault), the Painting Gallery, the Copper Engraving Cabinet, the Coin Cabinet and the Mathematical-Physical Salon have been among the richest art collections in Europe. The Dresden Antikensammlung (collection of antique sculptures) was also the largest north of the Alps at the time.
Friedrich August II.Friedrich August II ruled as Elector from 1733 to 1763 and from 1734 also as King of Poland under the name August III. During his time, the Picture Gallery underwent its most important expansion, thus came the Sistine Madonna to Dresden. Saxon musical life also reached a leading position in Germany; the Hofkirche was built. Since he had little interest in political events, he left He was in charge of government affairs
Count Heinrich von Brühl. In 1740 he became de facto Prime Minister of Saxony and in 1746 he actually became Prime Minister of Saxony.
Friedrichstadt (district), see special page Friedrichstadt
Friedrichstraße,  main street of the baroque urban extension "new suburb" Friedrichstadt, preserved are some are some baroque community centres in very different condition (from extensively restored to extremely desolate), the city hospital Stadtkrankenhaus Friedrichstadt in former Marcolinipalais, the baroque Matthäuskirche (by Pöppelmann, with cemetery) as well as the historical very interesting cemetery called Alter Katholische Friedhof.

The road is birth and residence of famous Dresden people, and many well-known personalities are buried on the both cemeteries.

Friedrich-Wieck-Haus,  house of the music paedagogue Friedrich Wieck in the village center from Loschwitz until his death in 1873. Friedrich Wieck was the father of Clara Schumann, his wife Robert Schumanns.
Fürstenzug (Prince course, mural),  at the exterior of the Langer Gang (long aisle) of the Castle, which connects the George building (Georgenbau) with the Stable yard (Stallhof) is a "Wandflies" of the history of the Saxonian rulers. The 1872-76 monumental Sgraffito painting, created by William Walther was replaced in 1907 by Meissner porcelain tiles. zum Panoramabild in anderer Spalte