New Green Vault
Dresden's New Green Vault is part of the Green Vault a museum that hosts the largest treasure collection in Europe. It focuses the attention on each individual object in neutral rooms, one of which is the largest green diamond ever found.The fascinating objects made from gold, silver, enamel, gemstones, ivory, coconuts and ostrich eggs are displayed in glass cases and modern lighting techniques let them shine to the maximum. One of the many masterpieces waiting for you is the Daphne trophy with a coral headpiece, inspired by Ovid's tale of the nymph Daphne who turned into a bay tree to avoid the attempted approaches of the god Apollo. This and many more highlight are waiting to be discovered by you in the New Green Vault in Dresden!
