The large palace at Augustusburg was built for the Great Elector Augustus in 1567-72 on the site of a former castle (Schloss Schellenberg) high up...

Villa Esche is a Jugendstil building in Chemnitz. It was designed by Belgian artist Henry van de Velde. It is regarded as one of the...

The original Rathaus (Town Hall) in Chemnitz was built around 1496, and one of the most pleasant buildings in the city. Sadly, World War 2...

The Red Tower (Roter Turm) has been a landmark of Chemnitz for many years. It is the oldest surviving building in the city, having been...

The Roter Turm in Chemnitz is one of the few surviving remnants from the old city walls of the medieval city. It is located opposite...

The Versteinerter Wald is a petrified forest in Chemnitz in Saxony, Germany. The forest is believe to contain remains of trees from 250 million years...

Chemnitz’s main museum is the König Albert Museumbau art and natural history museum. It was opened in 1909. In this museum there are over 60,000...

The Natural History Museum (Museum für Naturkunde) in Chemnitz is ideally situated next to one of the most important petrified forest sites in the world...

The City Hall (Stadthalle) is the dominating building in the centre of Chemnitz. It was built as the new administrative building for the city when...

The Stiftskirche Ebersdorf is a little way out of central Chemnitz, set in fields on the outskirts, although it can easily be reached by bus...

The Electors of Saxony had a castle residence built in Chemnitz in the former monastic buildings of the town. The buildings later went into disuse...

The Schlosskirche church in Chemnitz is one of the few historic buildings remaining in the city after the town’s World War 2 destruction. This church...

The Natural History Museum in Freiberg has existed since 1864. It houses various scientific collections to show the natural history of the area through geology...

Freiberg’s Town Hall (Rathaus) is a Gothic building situated on Obermarkt in the centre of the town. It was built in the 15th century, between...

In the centre of Freiberg on Untermarkt is the Stadt und Bergbaumuseum. This is the city and mining museum. Since this area is famed for...

The Cathedral of St. Mary in Freiberg is a late Gothic hall church built in 1480 on the site of a Romanesque church which dated...

Burg Kriebstein is a large fortress built on a rock at this small town in the Zschopau valley. It was built in the late 14th...

Greifensteine is an area of wilderness and impressive craggy rock formations in Saxony, close to the town of Ehrenfriedersdorf. The formations came about when magma...

The Church of St. Annen in Buchholz is one of the best examples of late Gothic architecture in Saxony. It is also the largest hall...

One of the main sights in Annaberg-Buchholz is the Statdkirche (City Church) of St. Annen. It is located right in the centre of the town,...