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Wurzburg Residence, with the Court Gardens and Residence Square

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Wurzburg Residence: The world's largest ceiling fresco (677 square meters) In 1981 the Wurzburg Residence with the beautiful Court Gardens and Residence Square was inscribed in the UNESCO
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the statue of the Bishop is looking at his older residence (Marienberg) in the background. the new residence rococo episcopal and ducal palace (1720-1744).
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, the city was the site of the martyrdom of Saint Kilian, Christian missionary, in 689. Würzburg was founded by Christianized Franks, and in 741 it became an episcopal see. In front of the New Residence the statue of the Bishop is looking at his older residence (Marienberg) in the background.
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in the residence chapel the Baroque pulpit
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the new residence rococo episcopal and ducal palace (1720-1744). as seen from the garden
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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X rays in 1895 while he was a professor in Würzburg. The painter Matthias Grünewald was born and completed much work in the city. Julius hospital (founded 1576)
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the Baroque pulpit the Baroque ceiling In succeeding centuries the bishops of Würzburg were prominent also as temporal princes, and they controlled a substantial area. The bishopric was
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Julius hospital (founded 1576) its courtyard
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now houses a museum with an extensive collection of Riemenschneider's works; the Julius hospital (founded 1576); and the large rococo episcopal and ducal palace (1720-1744). the old bridge (1373 - 1543) The city is the site of a university (1582); the physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered X rays in 1895 while he was a professor in Würzburg
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