Kirchheim Castle

The centerpiece is the unique coffered ceiling in the 360 m² Cedar Hall. The cedar wood probably comes from Lebanon and forms the dark background of the ceiling. In addition, over ten other types of wood (including lime, oak, yew, ash, maple, plum, walnut, and Swiss pine) are recognizable.

The Cedar Hall was created by Wendel Dietrich, the most important "Kistlermeister" (cabinet maker) of the late 16th century. Many thousands of figures and ornaments are carved. The depth of the individual relief coffers is approximately 1.80 m. The wooden ceiling is considered the most beautiful German carving of the Renaissance and is characterized by its unsurpassed acoustics. The ceiling was attached to the roof truss by the Augsburg master blacksmith Michael Mezger using an ingenious suspension system with 400 building hooks.

It is divided into three large, square, and recessed coffered fields. Rich scrollwork ornamentation surrounds the coffers, with satyr masks, rosettes, geometric shapes, floral decor, fruit garlands, and the Fugger lilies (the family coat of arms).

In 1582, the interior decoration began with the terracotta figures, molded from clay and then fired. Carlo Pallago and Hubert Gerhard created the twelve larger-than-life sculptures, for which both artists together received 1000 guilders in fees. In the same year, the wooden ceiling made by Wendel Dietrich and the portals were also installed. Finally, in 1587, the fireplace with sculptures created by Hubert Gerhard was added. The six male figures from the staircase are probably: Cyrus II, the Great, Alexander the Great, Caesar, Augustus, Charlemagne, Charles V. The six female terracotta figures are presumably: Judith, Lucretia, Empress Flavia Iulia Helena Augusta, Empress Adelaide of Burgundy, Elisabeth of Thuringia, and Elisabeth of Portugal.

Due to the concert tradition of over 40 years in the Cedar Hall, it was important for Angela Princess Fugger von Glött to continue the tradition of her husband, Joseph-Ernst Prince Fugger von Glött. Great musical artists came and went in Kirchheim, including Carl Orff, Gustav Leonhardt, Paul Badura-Skoda, Collegium Aureum with Franzjosef Maier, Hans-Martin Linde, Koeckert-Quartett, Deller Consort, Jörg Demus, Pro Cantione Antiqua, The Consort of Musicke with Emma Kirkby, Tölzer Knabenchor with Gerhard Schmidt-Gaden, Melos-Quartett, and many more. Since that time, the Kirchheim Music Summer has taken place in the warm season. Under the concert series Fugger Classics, the following artists, among others, performed from 2003–2007: Alfredo Perl, Julia Fischer, Milana Chernyavska, Christoph Hammer, Martin Bruns, Münchner Klaviertrio, Arnulf von Arnim, Kurt Guntner, Rimskij-Korsakow Quartett, Casal-Quartett, Dudi Mazmanishvilli, Arabella Steinbacher, Daniel Müller-Schott, Nicolas Koeckert, Julius Berger, Severin von Eckardstein, Georg Hörtnagel and others.