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Pilgrimage church, built by Neumann about 1748, spacious dimensions and splendid interior. Way of the Cross with groups of lifesize sculptures by P. Wagner, 1767 - 1778.
The construction, the largest in Germany, is also considered to be the finest.
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Old bridge, built 1473 –1543 replacing the destroyed Romanesque bridge. Adorned with the well-known statues of saints about 1730.
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The most splendid of all Baroque mansions, formerly an inn. The Rococo stucco-work was added in 1751. Nowadays Tourist Information.
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Cathedral, significant work of German architecture of the 11th and 12th
Century, one of the largest Romanesque churches in Germany.
Construction begun in 1040, east towers in 1237. Interior decorated
with High-Baroque stuccoworks by Magno (after 1700). 1945: completely
destroyed. Reconsecrated in May, 1967.
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Marienberg Fortress and Princes' Building |
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The original castle on the Marienberg, a hill which was first settled in the late Bronze Age, was probably a small fort built early in the 8th century by the Franconian-Thuringian dukes, together with a church which in 741 became the first church of the Würzburg bishops. From 1200 an unusually large castle was built, which was extended during the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
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The former residence of the Würzburg prince-bishops is one of the most important baroque palaces in Europe and today it is on UNESCO's World Cultural Heritage list. 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.
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