Neumarkt

SIGHTSEEING, DRESDEN Updated : Jun 6, 2016, 10.15 AM IST

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.

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Located almost in the centre of Dresden’s old town, Neumarkt is a sprawling open area surrounded by beautiful ancient buildings as well as modern ones. The most important of the buildings is the Freunkirche or Church of Our Lady. The area was almost completely destroyed during World War II and painstakingly rebuilt with a mix of old style and modern buildings. However, in the evenings it becomes a cultural hub with people milling around. You never quite know what you’ll get to see here. Mime and acrobatic performers are sometimes seen but it is more common to see singers and opera students, pianists, violinists and cello players, and many others set up and shop and render open air performances, their voices and music ringing out from amidst the buildings.
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