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Schaezlerpalais

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86150 Augsburg
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Marie-Antoinette danced her shoes off at a ball in the Schaezlerpalais ... so the legend goes. The fact is, however, that she visited the palace on the way to her wedding - while still an Austrian princess, Maria Antonia - and inaugurated the rococo hall there as part of a grand ball.

This hall is undoubtedly the showpiece of the building, which was constructed between 1765 and 1770 for an Augsburg banker according to designs by the Munich court architect Carl Albert v. Lespilliez, a pupil of François Cuvilliés. It is one of the largest secular rococo ballrooms north of the Alps. Top-class artists of the time were involved in its decoration, including Gregorio Guglielmi (ceiling fresco), Placidus Verhelst (carvings), Franz Xaver Feichtmayr II and Simpert Feichtmayr (stuccowork). Another special feature is that the surface of the banqueting hall is still 90% in its original condition.

Last edited on 24.06.2024

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  • Opening Times

    Closed today

    • Tuesdays: 10:00-17:00
    • Wednesdays: 10:00-17:00
    • Thursdays: 10:00-17:00
    • Fridays: 10:00-17:00
    • Saturdays: 10:00-17:00
    • Sundays: 10:00-17:00

    Holidays:

    • 01.01.2025
      New Year's Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 06.01.2025
      Epiphany: 10:00-17:00
    • 20.04.2025
      Easter Sunday: 10:00-17:00
    • 21.04.2025
      Easter Monday: 10:00-17:00
    • 01.05.2025
      Labour Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 29.05.2025
      Ascension Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 09.06.2025
      Pentecost Monday: 10:00-17:00
    • 08.08.2025
      Augsburg Peace Festival: 10:00-17:00
    • 19.06.2025
      Corpus Christi: 10:00-17:00
    • 15.08.2025
      Assumption Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 03.10.2025
      Day of German Unity: 10:00-17:00
    • 01.11.2025
      All Saints' Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 19.11.2025
      Day of Prayer and Repentance: 10:00-17:00
    • 25.12.2025
      Christmas Day: 10:00-17:00
    • 26.12.2025
      Boxing Day: 10:00-17:00

    Closed on all other holidays

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    • Barrier-Free Access
    • WC for Disabled Persons
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    Maximilianstraße 46
    86150 Augsburg

    Telephone contact

    • General enquiries: 0821/334-4118
    • Special requests (e.g. guided tours): 0821/324-4117

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Rococo Festival Hall © Augsburg Art Collections and Museums
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Schaezlerpalais (Schaezlerpalais), facade © Augsburg Art Collections and Museums
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Rococo Garden of the Schaezlerpalais (Schaezlerpalais) © Augsburg Art Collections and Museums
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Schaezlerpalais (Schaezlerpalais), Rococo Festival Hall © Augsburg Art Collections and Museums

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