Würzburg Residence: Where Rococo Art and Power Converge

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.