Time stamp series - Germany / German Democratic Republic 1974 - 60 Pfennig
Theme: Architecture
Country | Germany / German Democratic Republic |
Issue Date | 1974 |
Face Value | 60.00 |
Color | violet |
Perforation | K 14 |
Printing Type | Typography |
Stamp Type | Postage stamp |
Item Type | Stamp |
Chronological Issue Number | 1661 |
Chronological Chapter | GER-DDR |
SID | 985607 |
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New Postage Stamp Series The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications of the German Democratic Republic issues two more values of the new postage stamp series. No special first-day cover envelope New postage stamp series 60-pfennig value: Dresden The Kronentor at Dresden's Zwinger is shown on this stamp. It is generally considered one of the most famous details of this Baroque structure, which helps to characterize the character of Dresden as a city of the arts to a special degree. The lighthearted architecture created by Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann from 1711 to 1722 corresponded to formerly courtly well-being, today the building houses valuable collections of various kinds. During World War II, the Kronentor - like the entire complex - was almost completely destroyed by American bombing. In the fifties, his reconstruction was painstakingly successful. Today, the kennel with the world-famous collection of paintings of old masters, which was rescued in 1945 by the Red Army and 1956 again in the built by Gottfried Semper around 1847 wing shot, increasingly target of domestic and foreign visitors.