Side Programme and Technical Visits
Side Programme
Technical Visits
Walking Tour Trough the Historical City Centre
September 27, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
September 28, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
September 28, 2006 14:00–17:00 h
September 29, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
September 29, 2006 14:00–17:00 h
A guided walking tour through the historical city centre of Dresden is a “must”. Within three hours you will get an overview over the most famous sights of Dresden, i.e. the Residence Castle, the Semper Opera House, the Zwinger and the Church of our Lady.
Minimum member of participants: 10 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 30.00 € per person
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Museum Tour “Green Vault” and Climbing the Dome of the Church of our Lady
September 28, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
September 29, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
Green Vault:
A narrated tour through the exceptional “Green Vault”, the treasury chamber of the Saxon Kings and Dukes is always a remarkable experience. The Green Vault accomodates one of the choicest jewel collections in the world and it shows collected works which had survived the World War II and the transfer to Russia.
Church of our Lady:
One of the most spectacular buildings of Dresden is the Church of our Lady in the heart of the old city centre of Dresden. During World War II the church had been completely destroyed. Get an impression of the exciting reconstruction process through the explanation of an experienced guide.
Minimum member of participants: 10 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 30.00 € per person
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Pillnitz Park and Palace
September 27, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
09:00 h – 09:45 h Bus coach to Pillnitz
09:45 h – 11:15 h Guided visit of Pillnitz palace and the park
11:45 h – 12:45 h Trip on the paddle steamer back to Dresden
Paddle steamer:
A ride with a paddle steamer of the largest and oldest steamboat fleet of the world is a special experience we would recommend as an opportunity to get back to Dresden conveniently and diversified. Pass the famous “Blue Wonder” bridge and the three Elbe palaces and enjoy the beautiful view on your tour to Dresden.
Pillnitz:
Visit the Park of Pillnitz Palace, a former summer residence of the famous Saxon King August the Strong. Be impressed of the beautiful location, the garden and the architecture of the palace in a Chinese style.
Minimum member of participants: 20 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 30.00 € per person
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Museum Tour Old Masters Gallery / Porcelain Collection
September 28, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
September 29, 2006 10:00–13:00 h
10:00 h – 11:30 h Visit of the Old Masters Gallery
11:30 h – 13:00 h Visit of the Porcelain Collection
Old Masters Gallery:
The visit of the “Old masters” Gallery located in the splendid Baroque Zwinger with the world-famous ”Madonna” by Raffael is one of the best known painting galleries in Europe. The art collection offers such a variety that not only experts will enjoy the visit.
Porcelain Collection:
The Porcelain collection with its 20,000 pieces of Chinese, Japanese and Meissen porcelain claims to be the most quality and biggest collection of the world. It owes its existence to August the Strong, who once dubbed his passion for a material that is as costly as it is fragile the »maladie des porcelaines« – Porcelain Disorder.
Minimum member of participants: 10 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 30.00 € per person
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Excursion to Meissen
September 28, 2006 09:00–16:00 h
September 29, 2006 09:00–16:00 h
09:00 h – 10.00 h Bus coach to Meissen
10:00 h – 12:30 h Visit at the Porcelain Manufactory
12:30 h – 13:30 h Lunch Break
13:30 h – 14:15 h Guided walk throught the historical city center
14:15 h – 15:30 h Bus coach back to the hunting lodge Moritzburg
15:30 h – 16:00 h Bus coach back to Dresden
Porcelain Manufactory:
A trip by coach to the 1000 year old and charming town of Meissen, includes a narrated visit of the well-known Meissen Porcelain Manufactory built in the 18th century. In the manufactory not only the production process of the ”White Gold” will be shown, but you can also see the impressive collection of exceptional porcelain masterpieces.
On the way back to there will be Dresden a short stop at the hunting lodge Moritzburg.
Minimum member of participants: 20 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 63.00 € per person
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Saxon Switzerland
September 28, 2006 09:00–16:00 h
09:00 h – 10:00 h Bus coach to the Königstein Fortress
10:00 h – 11:30 h Guided tour through the fortress
11:30 h – 12:15 h Bus coach to the Bastei
12:15 h – 13:45 h Lunch Break
13:45 h – 14:30 h Information about this area
14:30 h – 15:30 h Bus coach back to Dresden
Königstein Fortress:
Festung Königstein (Königstein Fortress) is a unique monument to the art of European fortress construction. Its 750 years' history has made it an impressive configuration of late Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and 19th century architecture.
Bastei:
An experience of a different kind will be the trip to Saxon Switzerland by coach. A stunning view across the valley of the river Elbe and climbers on the walls of the rocks are only two of many examples. The “Bastei Bridge”, built in 1851, crosses the ravine between the rocks, giving a magnificent view of the sand stone rocks as “Lilienstein” and “Königstein” two table mountains. After lunch our guests will get a short description of the Saxon Switzerland and the “Bastei Bridge” built into a rock.
Minimum member of participants: 25 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 55.00 € per person
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Tour Spreewald
September 28, 2006 08:30 h – 17:30 h
09:00 h – 10:30 h Bus coach to Lübbenau (Spreewald)
10:30 h – 13:00 h Guided tour through a canning plant
13:00 h – 16:00 h Boat trip with lunch break
16:00 h – 17:30 h Bus coach back to Dresden
The Spreewald cucumbers:
Growing vegetables has a long tradition in the Spreewald and hence the production of the famous Spreewald cucumber. Gain an insight into the production of this traditional produce and taste the results yourselves.
Boat trip with lunch:
During a three hours boat trip you will enjoy the different landscape and along the way you can listen to the interesting stories about living and working in the Spreewald today and 100 years ago. For refreshment we will make a lunch break at the restaurant “Oppott” in Lehde. In Lehde there is an opportunity to visit the open air museum where you get to know more about the sorbs and there history. However, you can acquire some nice souvenirs as well or go for a little walk into the woods.
Minimum member of participants: 25 persons
Meeting place: Equestrian Statue in front of the Semper-Opera
Price: 69.00 € per person
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TB1 September 27, 2006 09:00-12:00 h,
September 29, 2006 13:30-16:30 h
Nossener Brücke Gas Turbine Combined Heat and Power Plant
Layout, building heights, the position of sound sources and the architectural exterior are the result of careful planning. Fired with gas and yielding high efficiency as a result of combined power and heat, the plant generates extremely low emissions. Costly noise control measures were necessary due to the very short distance to the nearest residential building.
Some figures:
Year of construction: 1995
Electric output: 270 MW
Thermal output: 455 MW Heizwasser
25 MW Dampf
Fuel: Erdgas / leichtes Heizöl
Minimum member of participants: 20 persons
Meeting place: Congress Center
Price: € 20.00 per person
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TB2 September 29, 2006 13:30-18:30 h
Schwarze Pumpe Power Plant
The Schwarze Pumpe Power Plant situated in the town of the same name is one of the most advanced and efficient lignite-fired power plants of the world. The new power plant designed as a lignite double-unit plant with two 800 MW units is also the first lignite power plant of a new generation supplying eastern Germany with electric power in a reliable, economical and environmentally gentle way. Its high efficiency of 41% is reached by employing most sophisticated technology.
Some figures:
Construction period: 1993 to 1998 (start-up of the second unit)
Capacity: 1,600 MW
Net efficiency: about 41%
Fuel utilisation: about 40%
Minimum member of participants: 25 persons
Meeting place: Congress Center
Price: € 30.00 per
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TB3 September 29, 2006 13:30-20:30 h
Boxberg Power Plant and Nochten Open-cast Lignite Mine
The Boxberg Power Plant went into operation with 3,250 MW between 1971 and 1979.
Meanwhile, all 12 x 210 MW units have been shut down and partially dismantled. A 900 MW single-unit plant (Plant No. IV) was newly erected and has been safely and efficiently feeding lignite electricity into the grid since 2000. Two 500 MW units (Plant No. III) were retrofitted and equipped with most sophisticated environmental engineering systems, thus facilitating its continual operation for an unlimited period.
Some figures:
Construction period: 1971 to 1979 (start-up of Plant No. III),
start-up of Plant No. IV: 2000
Capacity: 1,900 MW
Efficiency: 35 – 42%
Fuel utilisation: about 39% in Plant No. III,
about 44% in Plant No. IV
The Boxberg Power Plant converts raw lignite from the nearby Nochten open-cast mine into electric energy. The lignite is transported by rail to Plant No. III or by means of belt conveyors to Plant No. IV. Presently, the Second Lusatian Lignite Seam is mined. Its depth extends from about 65 to not more than 100 m with an average thickness of 12 metres. The Nochten open-cast mine produces about 18 million tonnes of raw lignite every year.
Some figures as to raw lignite quality:
Calorific value: about 8,700 kJ/kg
Water content: about 56%
Sulphur content: about 0.7%
Ash content: about 4.5%
Minimum member of participants: 25 persons
Meeting place: Congress Center
Price: € 30.00 per
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