würzburg residence
states: [germany]
category: cultural
year: 1981
location: District of Lower Franconia, State of Bavaria (Bayern)
region: Europe and North America
latitude/longitude: 49.7927800000, 9.9388900000
last visited: 2022
unesco id: 169
world heritage site: 169
This magnificent Baroque palace – one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany and surrounded by wonderful gardens – was created under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. It was built and decorated in the 18th century by an international team of architects, painters (including Tiepolo), sculptors and stucco-workers, led by Balthasar Neumann.
