Frederick Augustus I of Saxony by Ernst Rietschel, 1835
Schloßplatz
Dresden, September 2024
“Since May 29, 2008, a sculpture by Ernst Rietschel depicting King Frederick Augustus I, ‘the Just,’ in a seated position has stood on the site of the Albert Monument. Cast in the Lauchhammer art and bell foundry, the monument was erected and consecrated in the Zwinger in 1843. In 1929 it was moved to the Japanese Palace and, thanks to the efforts of the city, the Saxon Academy of Arts, and private sponsors, was moved to a new location in front of the Ständehaus on Schloßplatz in 2008. At the consecration on May 29, 2008, the dedicatory hymn that Richard Wagner composed for the unveiling of the monument in 1843 was sung.” (Schloßplatz, Wikipedia)
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