Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Squar

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District of Lower Franconia, State of Bavaria (Bayern) Germany

From UNESCO:

This magnificent Baroque palace – one of the largest and most beautiful in Germany and surrounded by wonderful gardens – was created under the patronage of the prince-bishops Lothar Franz and Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. It was built and decorated in the 18th century by an international team of architects, painters (including Tiepolo), sculptors and stucco-workers, led by Balthasar Neumann.