Residenz Würzburg (Würzburg Residence)
The former residence of the prince-bishops of Würzburg, built between 1720 and 1744 and furnished until 1780, is one of the most important Baroque palace buildings in Europe and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981.Balthasar Neumann planned and supervised the building under the aegis of the brothers Johann Philipp Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schönborn and their successors until its completion. In 1752/53, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo created the ceiling fresco with the four continents for the famous staircase, which Neumann vaulted without columns. The sequence of rooms from the vestibule to the Garden Hall via the staircase and White Hall to the Imperial Hall, also frescoed by Tiepolo, is unique. The vaulting of these main rooms withstood the bombing in 1945, while the ceilings and floors of the other state rooms were destroyed. Salvaged furnishings and wall panelling made it possible to restore most of the rooms. The lavishly reconstructed Hall of Mirrors was reopened in 1987. Today, a wealth of furniture, tapestries and other precious art treasures from the 18th century can be seen in over 40 palace rooms.
Last edited on 12.12.2023
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