Nymphenbad

The Nymphenbad is a long, narrow gallery tucked against the wall of the Zwinger palace, defined by the white sandstone figures of nymphs and putti perched along its balustrade. When architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann designed it in the seventeen twenties, he built a bathing grotto that served as a theatrical stage for the court. Augustus the Strong held lavish celebrations here, where courtiers wandered through these arches and around the central pool, surrounded by stone statues watching them from the wall above.