Until the dissolution of the spiritual territories under Napoleon, Würzburg Castle served as the seat of the Würzburg prince-bishops. The Residence is one of the most important late baroque buildings and plays in the same league as the palaces of Versailles (Paris) and Schönbrunn (Vienna). In 1981 it was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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The huge staircase is also one of the great sights. The gigantic access road and stairs are vaulted by the largest continuous ceiling fresco in the world. It measures about 580 m2 and was painted from 1752 to 1753 by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo from Venice. With much luck it survived the heavy bombing raids on Würzburg during the Second World War.
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