Location
Today's location is directly next to the Zwinger, a Baroque (built 1710-1728) palatial complex and one of the most important historic locations in Dresden. In the part of the building nearest to the hashpoint, the "Old Masters" art gallery is situated. On the other side of the hashpoint you can find the Semperoper opera house, another very important building.
Country: Germany; state: Sachsen (Saxony, EU:DE:SN); district: Dresden; Stadtbezirk: Altstadt; Stadtteil (city district): Innere Altstadt
Weather: clouded, warm and muggy
Planning
This location should be very easy to reach, as long as there are no construction works blocking it. I'll visit it either in the morning or in the early afternoon.
I think I have not been to the exact spot before, but I've been to the Zwinger (last time was on 2023-06-15, with a guest) and to the Semperoper (last time was on 2023-06-16 for a ballet). During the intermission, we had a drink less than 50 meters from the hashpoint.
The Juggernaut achievement is doable, although one corner is very close to the allowed distance from the straight line; perhaps I can cross through the school yard to avoid that corner. You can expect HistoryTM and ArtWTF and ArchitectureOMG along the route.
Expedition
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| dangerous part of juggernaut (picture taken on way back)
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| along side of building (picture taken on way back)
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| straight across road towards Frauenkirche
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| better view of Frauenkirche (on way back)
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| rainproof (and peasant-proof) royal shortcut between cathedral and palace
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| not far now, looking at Zwinger and Semperoper
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| looking back at cathedral and palace
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| panorama in very touristy location
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| view from the café's stairs, spot somewhere here
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| waiting for the spot to come to me
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| GPS in identical but different location near the spot
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| geohashdroid screenshot came nearest
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| panorama near the hashpoint
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| construction/restoration inside the Zwinger
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