Dresden Academy of Fine Arts Eugen Bracht, Giovanni Casanova, Caspar David Friedrich, Oskar Kokoschka, and Otto Dix, who taught at the Dresden Academy and shaped its profile. Other former artist professors are: famous artist presidents: The Dresden Academy of Fine Arts is located at three places along the Elbe river: Each year in early June the graduation ceremonies and annual exhibitions are held at the locations on the Brühl Terrace and at Pfotenhauerstrasse. Dresden Academy of Fine Arts The Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (German "Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden"), often abbreviated HfBK Dresden or simply HfBK, is a vocational university of visual arts located
Dresden Saxon monarchs, which is why the outskirts are often named after sovereigns. From the 19th century the city grew by incorporating other districts. Dresden has been divided into ten districts called "Ortsamtsbereich" and nine former boroughs ("Ortschaften") which have been incorporated. The population of Dresden grew to 100,000 inhabitants in 1852, making it one of the first German cities after Hamburg and Berlin to reach that number. The population peaked at 649,252 in 1933, and dropped to 450,000 in 1946 because of World War II, during which large residential areas of the city were destroyed. After large incorporations and city