{"id":7085,"date":"2017-04-24T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/?p=7085"},"modified":"2017-04-24T09:28:19","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T16:28:19","slug":"the-residenz-in-wurzburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/2017\/04\/24\/the-residenz-in-wurzburg\/","title":{"rendered":"The Residenz in W\u00fcrzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taking a tour of the Residenz in W\u00fcrzburg, Germany,\u00a0was definitely a highlight of the weekend that we spent in the quaint little city. You can usually count on finding a palace, castle, and a cathedral or dom in most historic European cities and W\u00fcrzburg was no different. The palace, which is called the Residenz, is one of those truly beautiful places that is definitely worth visiting. We were there during the winter, so we didn’t get to enjoy the beautiful gardens, but the interior, with its Baroque\/Rococo architecture and artwork more than made up for not walking through flower lined paths.<\/p>\n

\"IMGP0737\"
Franconia Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"IMGP0732\"
Grand Entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"img_3194\"
Ceiling in the Residenz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There were many Prince-Bishops who resided at the Residenz\u00a0during the time that it was constructed,\u00a0although\u00a0the end result is not disjointed or lack cohesion. The foundation for the palace was first laid in 1720 and construction was completed\u00a0around 1780. As with many\u00a0cities and palaces in Germany, the Residenz\u00a0suffered tremendous damage during World War II and\u00a0reconstruction work continued from 1945 to 1987. Great care was taken to restore it back to as close to it’s original grandeur as possible at a great expense, but the result is magnificent. In 1981, the Residenz\u00a0was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, which is richly deserved.<\/p>\n

\"IMG_3185\"
Us at the Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"IMGP0731\"
Walking to the Palace<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"IMGP0739\"
More Fountain Figures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The grand staircase is by far the most spectacular part of the palace. With it’s Baroque artwork, amazing frescos, and 3-D reliefs, there is so much detail to enjoy. Unfortunately were not able to take any photos within the palace, but we enjoyed seeing all of the beautiful artwork. Outside of the palace, the Franconia\u00a0fountain\u00a0is the dominating feature. It\u00a0pays homage to the artisans whose artwork adorns the palace walls and ceilings.<\/p>\n

\"IMGP0740\"
Back of the Fountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"IMGP0728\"
The Residenz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

W\u00fcrzburg may not be\u00a0top on most lists of places to visit\u00a0in Germany, but\u00a0we found that it was definitely worth a stop. Obviously there is more to see than just the Residenz, but we would highly recommend taking a tour if you get the opportunity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Taking a tour of the Residenz in W\u00fcrzburg, Germany,\u00a0was definitely a highlight of the weekend that we spent in the quaint little city. You can usually count on finding a palace, castle, and a cathedral or dom in most historic European cities and W\u00fcrzburg was no different. The palace, which is called the Residenz, is … <\/p>\n

Continue reading The Residenz in W\u00fcrzburg<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89944846,"featured_media":7109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3550],"tags":[2290,177,134059,246449,594157748,60177,172913,436,200,18493],"class_list":["post-7085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-germany","tag-architecture","tag-art","tag-baroque","tag-fountain","tag-germany","tag-historic","tag-palace","tag-photography","tag-travel","tag-unesco"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/imgp0728.jpg?fit=3008%2C2000&ssl=1","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6pbM5-1Qh","jetpack-related-posts":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89944846"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7085"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7125,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7085\/revisions\/7125"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/isobaresoffit.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}