Würzburg Residence

Würzburg, Germany

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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Opening hours: Jan-Mar Mo-Su,PH 10:00-16:30; Apr-Oct Mo-Su,PH 09:00-18:00; Nov-Dec Mo-Su,PH 10:00-16:30; Jan 01,easter -47 days,Dec 24,Dec 25,Dec 31 off
Admission: Ticketed
Wheelchair access: Accessible

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The Würzburg Residence is a Baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany, commissioned in 1720 by Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn and his brother Friedrich Carl, and completed in 1744. Balthasar Neumann served as principal architect, collaborating with Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch of the Austrian/Southern German Baroque tradition, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand representing the French style. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, aided by his son Domenico, adorned the interiors with frescoes. The palace's most celebrated spaces—the grand staircase, chapel, and Imperial Hall—rank among the masterworks of Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical architecture. Napoleon reportedly called it the "largest parsonage in Europe." Heavily damaged by British bombing during World War II, the building underwent restoration beginning in 1945. In 1981, it was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in recognition of its outstanding contributions to Baroque art and design.

Architect

Johann Balthasar Neumann

Movement

baroque architecture

Built: 1719
Type: palace, museum, Schloss
Heritage: part of UNESCO World Heritage Site, architectural heritage monument in Bavaria
Place: Würzburg, Germany

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