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The Wurzburg Residenz is a palace in Wurzburg, Germany. It was designed by the leading Baroque architect Balthasar Neumann to a commission from Archbishop of Wurzburg Johann Philip von Schönborn and Philipp Franz von Schönborn (two prince bishops) in 1720 and was completed in 1744. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son, Domenico, painted frescos in the building. The most spectacular interiors include the grand staircase, the chapel and the grand salon, and was indeed dubbed the "nicest parsonage in Europe" by Napoleon. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...
Würzburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ...
Johann Balthasar Neumann (January 27, 1687 _ August 19, 1753) was a German Baroque architect who designed the Vierzehnheiligen and several churches in Würzburg. ...
The Death of Hyacinth Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (March 5, 1696 - March 27, 1770) was a Venetian painter. ...
Sketch for , for the ceiling of the church of San Lio, Venice Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (1727-1804) was a painter, son of the more famous Giovanni Battista Tiepolo and elder brother of Lorenzo Tiepolo. ...
For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ...
The Residenz was heavily damaged in World War II, and restoration has been in progress since 1945. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km (over 11 miles) into the air. ...
Download high resolution version (896x672, 84 KB)Residenz Würzburg - Side View from garden 1 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Download high resolution version (896x672, 84 KB)Residenz Würzburg - Side View from garden 1 File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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See Wurzburg Würzburg is a city in Bavaria, Germany. ...
External links - Page in Bavarian Castles and Gardens
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