Anita Rao Kashi
Anita Rao Kashi is a freelance travel and food writer based in Bangalore. After nearly 12 years with The Times of India in Bangalore,she went freelance in Jan 2006 to write about travel and food. Her stories have appeared in such publications as Lonely Planet Magazine India, National Geographic Magazine India, Economic Times, Jetwings, Femina, Tiger Tales, Silkwinds, Bangalore Mirror, The Star of Malaysia etc. Apart from writing for various national and international magazines, newspapers and websites, as well blogging on travel and food, she has worked on travel and food guides.
Parallel to Bruhl’s Terrace (a lovely promenade with spectacular buildings on the river bank) through a narrow cobblestoned street is the Furstenzug (also called the Procession of the Princes), a 335-foot long Meissen porcelain mural. Located on the outer walls of the Stallhof (the Stables Courtyard) of the Dresden Castle, the mural is a fantastic piece of art and is stunning to look at. The mural depicts the long line of Wettins, a dynasty of German margraves (medieval title given to military commander) counts, dukes and electors of kings of Saxony. The Wettins were never kings, only Electors or king-makers, but therein lay their influential role in German history, lasting more than 950 years. It is this history that is depicted on the Furstenzug. Of these nobles, Augustus the Strong, who ruled during early 18th century, was doubly powerful as he became King of Poland simultaneously. It was during his time that Dresden became the centre of art, music and culture, and he occupies a central portion in the mural as well as across Saxony.
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