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Germany

Würzburg Residence

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Würzburg Residence, Baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany.

Würzburg Residence is a baroque palace measuring 167 meters wide and 97 meters long in Würzburg, Germany. The building holds over 400 rooms, including grand halls with ornate frescoes and a monumental staircase that forms the central part of the complex.

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 in the southern wing brings together marble, gold and pale tones and ranks among the finest sacred spaces of Rococo in southern Germany. Visitors can reach the chapel through a covered passage from the main building, and it still hosts special services today.

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.

Location: Würzburg

Inception: 1719

Architects: Johann Balthasar Neumann, Maximilian von Welsch, Philipp Christoph von und zu Erthal, Robert de Cotte, Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn, Germain Boffrand, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Architectural style: baroque architecture

Length: 97 m

Width: 167 m

Accessibility: Wheelchair accessible

Operator: Bayerische Schlösserverwaltung

Address: Residenzplatz 2, 97070 Würzburg

Opening Hours: January-March: Monday-Sunday 10:00-16:30; April-October: Monday-Sunday 09:00-18:00; November-December: Monday-Sunday 10:00-16:30; January 1,December 24,December 25,December 31 off

Phone: +49931355170

Website: https://schloesser.bayern.de/englisch/palace/objects/wu_res.htm

GPS coordinates: 49.79280,9.93889

Latest update: December 4, 2025 23:40

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