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Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square

Germany
Date of Inscription: 1981
Criteria: (i)(iv)
Core zone: 14.77 ha
District of Lower Franconia, State of Bavaria (Bayern)
N49 47 34.008 E9 56 20.004
Ref: 169

Brief Description

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.

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