Even before the first namecheck of Dresden in the year 1206 a small devotional chapel for travelling salesmen was located on todays place of the Cross Church. In 1215 the Nikolai Church, a roman basilica, was build here. It got its name from the holy Nikolaus, who is the patron saint of trades people.
Kreuzkirche ( Cross Church )
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Other stops on this audio tour:
Semperoper (2:57 min) • Zwinger (3:43 min) • Cholera Well (2:22 min) • Residence Castle (3:19 min) • Hofkirche ( Court Church ) (3:12 min) • Fürstenzug ( Procession of princes ) (2:29 min) • Stallhof (0:52 min) • Johanneum (1:58 min) • Frauenkirche ( Church of our Lady ) (4:35 min) • Albertinum (1:51 min) • Synagoge (1:14 min) • Goldener Reiter ( Golden Rider ) (1:19 min)
