Moritzburg Castle Zeitz

Built in the Baroque style between 1657 and 1667 within the old castle complex, the circular wall was expanded into a fortress. The entire castle complex and fortifications were renovated from 1990 to 2004.

Moritzburg Castle, ZeitzConstruction period
Cathedral: 11th century, 14th century, 15th century,
16th century, 17th century,
Fortifications:
15th century, 2nd half of the 17th century,
Castle: 17th century,
1644/1645 (destruction of the castle), 1657 (start of construction), 1663 (completion of the south wing), 1678 (completion of the entire complex)Architectural style
Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque
Client
Duke Moritz of Saxony
Master builder/architect
Johann Moritz Richter the Elder,
possibly Johann Moritz Richter the Younger
Condition
Moritzburg Castle in Zeitz has been renovated.
Current Use
Museum, Gastronomy
Access
Moritzburg Castle and the park in Zeitz can be visited.DescriptionFloor Plan
Three-winged castle building with a cathedral set back into the castle courtyard, a gatehouse, surrounded by fortifications with bastions, towers, and a moat.Structure
Gatehouse: four stories,
Castle: three stories with a five-story central tower,Facade
Plastered facades:
Gatehouse: passageway with monumental, rusticated portals with Doric columns and coat of arms relief,
Castle: central wing with arcades, window frames, and roofs.Roof Shape
Hipped roof, castle tower structure with a hood and lantern.Further Information
ParkThere is a landscape park around Moritzburg Castle in Zeitz.Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/schloss-moritzburg-zeitz

The baroque palace ensemble of Moritzburg Zeitz consists of the three-wing main building in the rear courtyard, as well as the Gothic palace church of St. Peter and Paul, the baroque gatehouse and the outbuildings that are grouped around the front courtyard. The complex is surrounded by fortifications and a moat. The baroque orangery, also north of the fortifications, complements the ensemble.
On March 19, 1657 the foundation stone was laid for the new palace. Duke Moritz appointed Moritz Richter (1620-1667), Prince-Saxon country architect, who was in the service of Weimar, as architect and master builder. Richter knew how to design a palace ensemble in the style of the early baroque, taking into account the old church and the floor plan of the destroyed bishop's castle. Johann Moritz Richter (1647-1705) completed the building after the death of his father. In 1663, Duke Moritz moved into the completed south wing. Around 1678 the construction of the residence of the Dukes of Saxe-Zeitz was completed.
Source:
zeitz.de/de/schlosz_moritzburg.html