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The palace at Bruchsal was built by Damien Hugo von Schonborn.
It is one of many baroque palaces in Southwestern Germany. Damien did not rebuild the old Speyer residence destroyed in 1689, but instead decided on a new building modelled on Versailles in France.
The palace is made up of more than one building and the theory is that should a fire break out the whole palace would not be destroyed.
The palace is a work of art and the staircase in the hall is a masterpiece that gradually rises up with two arched stairways from the grotto into the bright top floor.
The palace (and also the city of Bruchsal) was left in ruins after the bombing in March 1945 but since Since 1964 the state of Baden-Wurttemberg has devoted itself to restoring the palace..
We were lucky enough to have an excellent guide show us round the palace (VT member KathrinE). Leave a Comment Address: Bruchsal
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Damian Hugo von Schönborn, Prince Bishop of Speyer, founded the residence in Bruchsal in 1720. After quarrels with the imperial city of Speyer, which was protestant and didn't want a catholic bishop to live inside its walls, he went looking for a place to build a new palace. Here he found the most beautiful location in his territory.
The Corps de Logis is the central wing of the palace where the Prince Bishop lived. It now contains several museums: the museum of mechanical musical instruments on the ground floor, the historical museum of the town underneath the roof, and the palace museum with the festival rooms on the main floor. The other rooms on the 2nd floor are used for temporary exhibitions.
The entrance hall, the famous staircase by Balthasar Neumann and the two ballrooms show splendid baroque decorations and ceiling frescoes. The helpful staff will do guided tours in several languages upon request.
Keep in mind, however, that almost everything you admire inside is a post-war reconstruction. The palace was heavily hit by World War II bombs. The only original remnants of the frescoes are in the Sala terrena, the garden hall, on the ground floor. The frescoes above the festival rooms were reconstructed according to photographies in the 1970s.
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There are all kind of musical maschines: books, snuffbox or an amazing orchestra. Leave a Comment
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 Town hall and Stadtkirche by Kathrin_E
The coat of arms above the entrance, a silver cross on dark blue ground, is the old coat of arms of the prince bishopric of Speyer, with the addition of a silver circle. Address: Marktplatz
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 Steeple of the palace
church by Kathrin_E
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 Bandhof, former workshops of
court artisans by Kathrin_E
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 Palace, Corps de Logis and
Chamber Wing by Kathrin_E
The side wing is a complete little palace. Its centre is a small but pretty festival hall on the 1st floor which is nowadays used for concerts. The rest of the building contains offices of the local law court.
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 Damianstor by Kathrin_E
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 Gate to the palace courtyard by Kathrin_E
Today courtyard and park are open to the public and free. Times have changed...
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