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Augsburg

  • Schaezler Palace
    Schaezler Palace
    Considered the most impressive Rococo work in Augsburg, the Schaezler Palace is also one of the most impressive private Rococo buildings in Bavaria. The centerpiece is the 70-foot-long Rococo ballroom. The Palace also houses the German Baroque...
     

Potsdam

  • Sanssouci Palace
    Sanssouci Palace
    Sanssouci Palace is the most popular of Potsdam’s palaces, a charming rococo masterpiece set atop a hill overlooking the Havel landscape.
     
  • Park Sanssouci
    Park Sanssouci
    The Park Sanssouci covers 724 acres—compared to Central Park’s 840—and has three palaces: the rococo Sanssouci Palace, the Baroque New Palace and Charlottenhof Palace. In its entirety, Sanssouci presents an ensemble of palaces and gardens that form...
     
  • New Palace
    New Palace
    The building complex of the New Palace is the last and most impressive baroque monument of the Prussian kings, built in part as a boastful response to the palace of Versailles of the French kings.
     

Trier

  • St. Paulin's Church
    St. Paulin's Church
    The Baroque jewel in the Rhineland was erected from 1734 till 1751 according to plans by Balthasar Neumann.
     
  • Electoral Palace
    Electoral Palace
    The Electoral Palace directly next to the Basilica is considered one of the most beautiful rococo palaces in the world.
     

Würzburg

  • Residence
    Residence
    The Residence, built from 1720-1744 according to plans of the genius Balthasar Neumann, is the main work of south German Baroque and one of the most important castles in Europe.
     
  • Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
    Marienkapelle and Falkenhaus
    The Marienkapelle (Chapel of St. Mary) at the market square is one of the most interesting late-Gothic Bavarian churches. Next to it is the Falkenhaus with its beautiful Rococo facade.
     
  • Veitshöchheim Castle and Rococo Garden
    Veitshöchheim Castle and Rococo Garden
    The prince-bishops’ summer resort is a jewel of Baroque architecture and horticultural art.
     
 
 

Recommended Reading


Gothic Architecture
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Early Medieval Architecture
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The Triumph of the Baroque: Architecture in Europe, 1600-1750
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Cathedrals and Castles: Building in the Middle Ages
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