Würzburg Residenz Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Würzburg Residenz (Residence) is a palace in Würzburg, Germany. It was designed by several of the leading Baroque architects. Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt and Maximilian von Welsch, leading representants of the Austrian/South German Baroque were involved as well as Robert de Cotte and Germain Boffrand, who were prominent architects of the French Style. Balthasar Neumann, architect of the court of the bishop of Würzburg was the principal architect of the Residenz, which was commissioned by the prince bishop of Würzburg Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn and his brother Friedrich Carl von Schönborn in 1720 and was completed in 1744. The Venetian painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, assisted by his son, Domenico, painted frescoes in the building. The most spectacular interiors include the grand staircase, the chapel and the grand salon, and was indeed dubbed the "nicest parsonage in Europe" by Napoleon. The Residenz was heavily damaged in World War II, and restoration has been in progress since 1945.

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zmcdougall (102) 2008-04-03 7:43

awesome DOF, thanks for sharing.

joe666 (45) 2008-04-03 7:53

Good shot.
My only critisism is the title.
Wurzburg Residenz.Why is the Residenz in the bg,out of focus and obscured by the fountain if its the main subject?
Maybe just Wurzburg would be better.
Regardless,ane excelent shot with good DoF.
Joe.

Sekhmet73 (4131) 2008-04-03 12:35

Hi Marek, I saw this place many years ago, at least 18... The colours are very beautiful, they really express the incoming spring, even if the picture was taken last August. But from the title I imagine to see the palace, not only the statues, so, yes, the dof is great, but I would have closed the aperture to have in focus also the background.
Sabrina

ls7902 (6122) 2008-05-15 22:25

Hello gain Marek,
Great DOF & POV. I like the blurred view of the Residence in the background. Good symmetry & layers. Well taken & exposed despite the afternoon sun. I have a photo of this statues too but taken from the opposite direction with wall & trees in the background. I'll post mine at a future date. Thanks for showing. I love Wurzburg. Regards. Latiff.