Würzburg Residence

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The Würzburg Residence is a grand Baroque palace in Würzburg, Germany, renowned for its opulent architecture, lavish interiors, and UNESCO World Heritage status.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque palace
UNESCO World Heritage Site
palace
architect Balthasar Neumann
Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt
surface form: Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt

Maximilian von Welsch
architecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Rococo architecture
surface form: Rococo
cityCenterLocation near the center of Würzburg
commissionedBy Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn
Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn
completionDate 1744
country Germany
endDateOfConstruction 1744
floorCount 3
formerUse residence of the Prince-Bishops of Würzburg
hasGarden Würzburg Residence self-linksurface differs
surface form: Würzburg Residence Court Gardens
hasPart Court Chapel
Court Gardens
Garden Hall
Grand staircase
Imperial Hall
Residence Square
White Hall
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageSignificance masterpiece of southern German Baroque architecture
interiorDesigner Antonio Bossi
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
locatedIn Würzburg
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Bavaria
Lower Franconia
locatedNear River Main
surface form: Main River
maintainedBy Bavarian Administration of State-Owned Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
materialUsed stone
notableArtwork Tiepolo ceiling fresco in the grand staircase
numberOfRooms over 300
ownedBy Bavaria
surface form: Free State of Bavaria
restorationPeriod 1945–1987
significantEvent severely damaged by bombing in World War II
startDateOfConstruction 1720
UNESCOSiteName Würzburg Residence self-linksurface differs
surface form: Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1981
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 169
use museum
tourist attraction
visitorAttractionStatus major tourist attraction in Franconia

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Würzburg, Germany hasLandmark Würzburg Residence
subject surface form: Würzburg
Franken hasUNESCOSite Würzburg Residence
Franconia hasCulturalSite Würzburg Residence
Würzburg knownFor Würzburg Residence
Würzburg hasLandmark Würzburg Residence
Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn residence Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence (episcopal palace predecessor)
Würzburg Residence hasGarden Würzburg Residence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence Court Gardens
Würzburg Residence UNESCOSiteName Würzburg Residence self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Marienberg Fortress hasViewOf Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence (in the distance)
Würzburg Hauptbahnhof locatedNear Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residenz (city landmark)
Würzburg Cathedral partOf Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square" (buffer zone association, not core)?
Central Germany containsHeritageSite Würzburg Residence
Alte Mainbrücke hasNearbyLandmark Würzburg Residence
Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg residence Würzburg Residence
western Germany hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Würzburg Residence
subject surface form: Western Germany
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square
Balthasar Neumann notableWork Würzburg Residence
Balthasar Neumann notableWork Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Staircase of the Würzburg Residence
Balthasar Neumann notableWork Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Hofkirche of the Würzburg Residence
Elector of Würzburg hasSeat Würzburg Residence
Elector of Würzburg associatedWithBuilding Würzburg Residence
World Heritage Sites in Germany hasPart Würzburg Residence
this entity surface form: Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square