Designed by Balthasar Neumann

Johann Balthasar Neumann (27 January 1687 (?) - 19 August 1753), usually known as Balthasar Neumann, was a German architect and military artillery engineer who developed a refined brand of Baroque architecture, fusing Austrian, Bohemian, Italian, and French elements to design some of the most impressive buildings of the period. (wiki)

Art and Architecture

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Bamberg The Rose Garden in the inner court of the New Residence
Castles of Augustusburg and Falkenlust Treppenhaus, 1740 bis 1746, Hochaltar von St. Marien, 1745 bis 1746
Upper Middle Rhine Valley Dikasterialgebäude of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress
Würzburg Residence Lead architect of the palace

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