Marienberg Fortress (German: Festung Marienberg) is a prominent landmark on the left bank of the Main river in Würzburg, in the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is a symbol of Würzburg and served as a home of the local prince-bishops for nearly five centuries.

Interior of the Residence Hofkirche The Court Chapel is a prime example of the sacral Baroque style in Germany. The interior design is dominated by the curving walls and three intergradient oval dome vaults.

Balthasar Neumann's incomparable suite of rooms – vestibule, staircase, White Hall and Imperial Hall – one of the most magnificent in the history of palace architecture, was decorated and furnished by these artists and craftsmen in a joint creative undertaking which also produced "Würzburg rococo", the most exuberant of all the variations ...

Originally designed for Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn by the then young and unknown architect Balthasar Neumann, it took sixty years to complete; the shell of the palace was built from 1720 to 1744 and the interior finished in 1780.

Please click on a room in the plan or in the legend for a view of the interior. The Court Church with its magnificent interior is accessible through a separate entrance on the southern front yard. The admission to the Court Church is free.

The wall decoration of the Mirror Cabinet, completed between 1740 and 1745 and the most precious interior created in the Würzburg Residence under Prince-Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn, was completely destroyed in the bombing raids of 1945.

The main castle and the inner castle courtyard (from the Scherenberg Bridge) are unfortunately closed to the public until further notice due to construction work. The second courtyard, the so-called Echterhof, and the viewing points around the castle remain accessible and guided tours of the castle will continue to take place.

2021年7月20日 · Called the ‘castle above all castles’, the Würzburg Residence in Germany was principally designed by little-known court architect Balthasar Neumann and commissioned by Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Würzburg.

2023年10月3日 · Here are the things you will see at the Wurzburg Residence. 1. Grand Staircase and Tiepolo Fresco. You begin at the Vestibule. The Vestibule was where fancy guests swept in by carriage and were dropped off for their palace visit to make their movie-star entrances.

2024年1月5日 · Inside the fortress, visitors can see the Mainfrankisches Museum with Franconian art and the Furstenbaumuseum, which tells the town and fortress’s history. A highlight is the Prince’s Building or Furstenbau, with its preserved rooms. The most famous gate is shown below, the Scherenberg Gate, named after the bishop who initiated its construction.