CastleMünster

Fürstbischöfliches Castle

University

In Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, the Prince-Bishop's Palace originally served as the residence for Prince-Bishop Maximilian Friedrich von Königsegg-Rothenfels. Today, it stands as a landmark of the University of Münster and shapes the city's appearance with its architecture.

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The construction of the palace took place between 1767 and 1787 under the direction of the architect Johann Conrad Schlaun. It was built on the remains of an early Baroque citadel, the Paulsburg, which was ordered to be dismantled after the Seven Years' War in 1764. Schlaun planned a complex with stables, guardhouses, and a garden. After his death in 1773, Wilhelm Ferdinand Lipper took over the construction management, completing the interior in the Neoclassical style and redesigning the palace garden according to English ideals. Although the patron, Prince-Bishop Maximilian Friedrich, died in 1784, the palace was completed in 1787.

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