The Würzburg Residence is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, representatives of the Austrian/Southern German Baroque style, were involved in the construction, as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were followers of the French style. Balthasar Neumann, court architect of the Bishop of Würzburg, was the principal architect of the Residence, which was commissioned by the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn and his brother Friedrich Carl von Schönborn in 1720, and completed in 1744. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son, Domenico, painted frescoes in the building.
The garden front of Würzburg Residence
Garden façade of the Residence, leading into the Court Gardens
Front of the Residence and Cour d'honneur
Sectional drawing
Würzburg is, after Nuremberg and Fürth, the third-largest city in Franconia located in the north of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main river.
Image: Marienberg wuerzburg
Image: Fürstbischhöfliche Residenz Würzburg (13778181254)
Image: Friedensbrücke, Würzburg as seen from Brücke der Deutschen Einheit 20130514 1
Image: Dom R1
