architecture

Würzburg Residence

Würzburg, Bavaria, Germany

Würzburger Residenz [German]

Architecture

built

May 22, 1720

1720-1744

1749-1779

culture

German

style/period

Baroque

work type by function

episcopal residence

1779–1814

royal residence

1814–1918

museum

1921

architect

Balthasar Neumann, Johann Lucas von Hildebrandt, Maximilian von Welsch, Germain Boffrand

artist

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, Ferdinand Hundt, Antonio Giuseppe Bossi

patronage

Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, Friedrich Karl von Schönborn-Buchheim

Specifications

width

97.0 m

length

167.0 m

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Lower Franconia » Würzburg » Old Town

local language location name

Würzburg, Deutschland [German]

cultural historical region

Franconia

historical affiliations

Holy Roman Empire

1744-1806

Prince-Bishopric of Würzburg

1744-1803

Electorate of Bavaria

1803-1806

Kingdom of Bavaria

1806-1918

German Empire

1871-1918

UNESCO World Heritage Site

Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square

type

cultural

criteria

I, IV

designation

1981

reference

169bis