With the exception of a bird above the entrance door, all the other originals were already lost at the end of the 19th century. The Belvedere is also known colloquially as the “snail shell”.
All sculptures were made from snail shells

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April 29, 2023

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The rococo garden Veitshöchheim is a garden that is unparalleled in Europe. Because while in the 19th century the magnificent parks were mostly transformed into natural English gardens, the garden around the summer residence of the Würzburg prince-bishops was preserved in the rococo style.
The snail shell is one of the highlights. Here you can u.a. admire figures made of snail shells.

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July 2, 2024

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The grotto house in the southeast corner of the Veitshöchheim Rococo garden is also called the snail house.

The building (plan no. 62) is an octagonal, two-storey building and was …

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