Culture in Dresden and are connected by the "Blue Wonder" Elbe bridge. This bridge is one of the oldest cantilever truss bridges in Germany. It is often said to be called a Wonder because it spans the river without a pillar or due to its colour, which is sometimes said to have changed from green to blue. Nearby, two cable railways connect Körnerplatz with two villa quarters. The Standseilbahn Dresden is a funicular railway which travels up 95 metres and connects the districts of Loschwitz and Weißer Hirsch. The Schwebebahn Dresden is the oldest suspension railway in the world and connects the lower
Johanneum (Dresden) Johanneum (Dresden) The Johanneum is a 16th-century Renaissance building, originally named "Stallgebäude" because it was constructed as the royal mews. It is located at the Neumarkt in Dresden. Today the Johanneum is home to the Dresden Transport Museum ("Verkehrsmuseum Dresden"), which displays vehicles of all modes of transport and their history. The Johanneum was built between 1586 and 1590 as the "Stallgebäude", the stables of the adjacent Dresden Castle. Both horses and coaches were housed here; two halls on the building’s ground floor provided space for carriages, coaches, and 128 horses. The upper floors were designed as collection rooms for