When the architect, Johann Friedrich Karcher, commenced building the
Taschenbergpalais in 1705, he followed the design of previous buildings. The Taschenbergpalais was the palace of
Anna Constantia von Brockdorff, later Countess of Cosel and one of
Augustus II's mistresses. After Anna Constantia von Hoym was banned by Augustus II in 1713, the Taschenbergpalais was renovated and named "Turkish Palais". From 1718 to 1720, the Palais was expanded several times for the crown prince family by
Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann and Raymond Leplat. The two fountains next to the entrance were constructed from 1747 to 1750 by Johann Christoph Knöffel. The fountains were restored in 1990, and copies were set up next to the entrance while the Taschenbergpalais was being rebuilt. The last expansion was added in 1843 to the south eastern part of the building. After being extensively restored in 1934, Taschenbergpalais was destroyed in 1945 by the
bombing of Dresden. It remained in ruins for nearly half a century, until reconstruction started in 1992, using original models and remains. Reconstruction was completed in 1995 at a cost of 127.8 million euros, and on 31 March 1995 the Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden opened as the first
five-star hotel in Saxony. In September 2014, the hotel was sold by Octavian Hotel Holding to businessman Erwin Conradi. The hotel was again sold, to a partnership of the Frankfurt-based RFR Group and the Essen-based
RAG Foundation in December 2016. The hotel closed on 4 January 2023 for extensive renovations, ==Features==