Dresden was leveled by bombings in WW2, and rebuilt. There was an attempt to preserve its architectural heritage - red tiled roofs, cobble stone streets, large

Dresden was leveled by bombings in WW2, and rebuilt. There was an attempt to preserve its architectural heritage - red tiled roofs, cobble stone streets, large piazza at the center. There's a burnt church somewhere that's preserved but everything else is new. I remember it being nice, but not as charming as similar places which had preserved its centuries of haphazard, worn, old buildings and alleys. In the main square there's plenty of swank shops, Wempe, Chanel; the bricks were new, so were the unstained roof tiles, the avenues were wider, the water drain quickly, but I remember it as a Epcot version of a European city; there was a tram service, not sure if that qualifies as walkable but it was easy to get from one end of town to another.