Taschenbergpalais

Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden
The main entrance of Taschenbergpalais to Taschenberg (Ecke Sophienstraße)
Hotel chain	Kempinski Hotels S.A.
General information
Location	Dresden, Germany
Opening	1995
Other information
Number of rooms	182
Number of suites	32
Number of restaurants	3
Website
www.kempinski-dresden.de

Taschenbergpalais is a grand hotel in Dresden, Germany. It is located near Dresden Castle and Zwinger.

History

The building was built from 1705 to 1708 by Johann Friedrich Karcher as a palace for countess Anna Constanze von Hoym. It was destroyed in 1945 during World War II, and was rebuilt from 1992-1995. It was essentially rebuilt from scratch, and the reconstruction cost 127.8 million euro. On March 31, 1995 the hotel was opened by the five-star hotel chain Kempinski. It was the first five-star hotel in Saxony.

Aerial view featuring Taschenbergpalais (middle on the right image border)

Nowadays

Until 2009 the Hotel Taschenbergpalais was a member of The Leading Hotels of the World chain. In 1995 it was awarded the best new hotel in Germany.

External links

• Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden, official website
• History of the Taschenberg Palais