Dresden, Germany–If you’re looking for fine porcelain on display and in public places, Dresden offers a wealth of opportunities. Though the city was bombed heavily in World War II, the famed procession of princes, a fabulous street-length mural of more than 24,000 Meissen porcelain tiles depicting Saxon princes, survived. It’s found between the Protestant Church of Our Lady and the Catholic cathedral.
The Zwinger, an ornate baroque square with several buildings, houses an extensive collection of Meissen porcelain, from early pure white dishes to fantastical birds, monkeys, and even a court jester with rats crawling out of his mouth and hat.
Wander the city streets and on the Bruhl terrace park above the Konigstein Fortress, you’ll find a small porcelain portrait of the inventor of German porcelain, Johann Friedrich Böttger, who made the first successful firing in 1707.
