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Saxony-Anhalt
Saalekreis
Merseburg

View of Merseburg Castle and the Cathedral

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Saxony-Anhalt
Saalekreis
Merseburg

View of Merseburg Castle and the Cathedral

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View of Merseburg Castle and the Cathedral

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    1. Schleuse Merseburg-Meuschau – Large Weir loop from Schkopau

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    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

    Moderate

    Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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    March 4, 2023

    View of one of the sights in Merseburg that you should definitely visit

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      May 30, 2022

      A beautiful view of the castle from the Saale bank

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        November 25, 2022

        Merseburg Residential Palace

        construction time
        15th Century, 16th Century, 17th Century,
        18th Century, 19th Century, 20th Century
        1470s to 1483, 1489, 1520s/1530s, 1605 to 1608,
        around 1665, after 1815, 1887 to 1890, before 1972
        architectural style
        Renaissance, Baroque, Historicism,
        builder
        Bishop Thilo von Trotha (1470s to 1483, east wing, 1489 north wing, 16th century west wing),
        Bishop Adolf of Anhalt and Bishop Vinzenz von Schleinitz (1520s/1530s),
        Duke Johann Georg I of Saxony (1605 to 1608),
        Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg (around 1665),
        Builder/Architect
        Melchior Brenner (1605 to 1608),
        Condition
        The castle in Merseburg has been renovated. The park is in good condition.
        Todays use
        administration, museum, music school,
        Access
        The grounds of the palace in Merseburg and the park are open to the public. The residential palace can be partially visited.


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        Layout
        Original location of a royal palace, around 1260 first bishop's palace (Bishop Heinrich von Wahren), large closed four-wing complex, south wing is formed by the cathedral, west of the palace outbuildings, north of the palace garden with orangery.
        structure
        three storey
        facade
        originally plastered, today exposed brickwork, rich design of the wings with stair towers, dormer houses, portals and oriels,
        roof shape
        pitched roof


        Further information
        park


        The palace garden is adjacent to the palace. In the palace gardens are the palace garden salon (begun in 1727), two pairs of obelisks, a portrait bust of the Prussian governor Friedrich Kleist von Nollendorf (Christian Daniel Rauch, 1825) and the equestrian statue of King Friedrich Wilhelm III. (1913).

        Source: architektur-blicklicht.de/schloesser-herrenhaeuser/schloss-merseburg-halle-saale

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          Elevation 130 m

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          Location: Merseburg, Saalekreis, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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