Dresden Elbe Valley
The 18th-19th century cultural landscape of the Dresden Elbe Valley stretches along the river for about 18 kilometers, from the Übigau Palace and the Ostrach Fields in the northwest to Pillnitz Palace and the Elbe Island in the southeast. The area is characterized by low meadows, topped by Pillnitz Palace and the center of Dresden, where there are numerous monuments and parks from the 16th to 20th centuries. The area also has suburban villas and gardens from the 19th and 20th centuries and precious natural landscapes. Some of the terraced slopes along the river are still used for growing grapes, and some old villages have preserved historical buildings and elements from the Industrial Revolution, especially the 147-meter-long Blue Wonder Steel Bridge (1891-93), the monorail suspension cable car (1898-1901) and the cable car (1894-95). Passenger steamships (the oldest one, built in 1879) and shipyards (around 1900) are still in use.