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Schloss Weißenstein

castle in Pommersfelden, Bavaria; cultural heritage monument D-4-71-172-31 (0)

  • TypePalaces
  • WherePommersfelden, Germany
  • AddressSchloß 1

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About Schloss Weißenstein

Schloss Weißenstein is a Schloss or palatial residence in Pommersfelden, Bavaria, southern Germany. It was designed for Lothar Franz von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Archbishop of Mainz, to designs by Johann Dientzenhofer and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. Weißenstein, built as a private summer residence, remains in the Schönborn family. It is considered a masterwork of Baroque architecture.

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Built
1718
Architects
Johann Dientzenhofer, Maximilian von Welsch, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt
Official website
schoenborn.de
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