The Wackerbarth Palace, also known as the Ritterakadamie (German
for "Knight's Academy"), was a palace in Dresden, eastern
Germany, built between 1723 and 1729, under the supervision of
architect J. C. Knöffel. It was one of the several Baroque
palaces in Dresden which were destroyed during the allied
bombing raids on February 13, 1945. It was named for Christoph
August Graf von Wackerbarth, a Saxon Duke and Field Marshal. The
palace was situated in the city, north of the River Elbe, at the
former Beaumontplatz near Neustädter Markt. Badly damaged during
the allied bombing raids, parts of it were still standing after
the war. Reconstruction would have been possible, but it was
demolished by the communist regime in 1963. Presently there are
no plans for a reconstruction project. On the other hand, other
palaces in Dresden, such as the Zwinger, Japanisches Palace,
Residenzschloss, Taschenberg Palace, Palais Cosel and the
Kurländer Palace, all heavily damaged by the allied raids, were
reconstructed. Additionally