Würzburg Residence, Baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany.
Würzburg Residence is a baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany, built from 1720 to 1744 to designs by Balthasar Neumann. Its pale beige stone facade is three storeys high, with a dark grey mansard roof, a domed central entrance block flanked by paired columns, and two square pavilions capped by shallow domes. The building stands at the head of a formal garden laid out in geometric lawns and gravel paths.
Construction began in 1720 under Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, who commissioned architect Balthasar Neumann to lead the design. The main work continued until 1744, and interior decoration was completed over the following decades.
The Court Chapel was consecrated in 1743, and its vaulted stone ceiling survived the bombing of March 1945, though fire and moisture damaged it badly. Its stucco and marble decoration belongs to the Rococo ensemble of the south wing, where Friedrich Carl von Schönborn had his court church installed. The chapel is reached from the main building by a passage.
The palace opens from April through October between 9:00 and 18:00, and from November through March between 10:00 and 16:30. Guided tours cover the main rooms and garden, and access to stepped areas may be limited for wheelchair users.
The Mirror Cabinet was completely destroyed in March 1945 and reconstructed only after years of work using thousands of salvaged mirror fragments. The room reopened in 1987 and now displays the original arrangement of fine Rococo ornaments.
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