The Borsberg served as the destination for the Saxon Elector
Frederick Augustus the Just's morning hikes from Pillnitz, which he began in 1768.
The "Porsberg", still unforested around 1770, offered a panoramic view, and so a hermitage (grotto) was built here in 1775 at the instigation of Count Marcolini.
In 1797, impressed by the view,
Alexander von Humboldt described the Borsberg as one
of the most beautiful spots in Europe.
Since 1819, there had been a small "restaurant" up here, which after 1871 developed into a mountain inn with a hotel, a hall, and an observation tower.
The business enjoyed its heyday before and between the two World Wars, and it closed in 1990.
Starting in 2010, the complex was renovated in accordance with historic preservation regulations by various owners for residential use. At 362 m, Borsberg is the highest residential area in Dresden.
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