Schaezlerpalais

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Address Maximilianstraße 46, 86150 Augsburg, Germany Hours Open today · 10AM–5PMFriday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSunday10AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday10AM–5PMWednesday10AM–5PMThursday10AM–5PMSuggest an edit Similar Perlachturm, Augsburg Town Hall, St Anne's Church - Augsburg, Fuggerei, Steigenberger Drei Mohren

Schaezlerpalais augsburg

The Schaezlerpalais is a magnificent baroque palace in Augsburg. The Palace extends far back from the street, encompassing dozens of magnificent rooms, courtyards and gardens. The gilded, mirrored, ballroom, built between 1765-70) survives intact, and is widely regarded as the most artistically significant Rococo ball room in Germany. The building is a registered historic monument declared by the State of Bavaria.

The palace houses the following art collections

Deutsche Barockgalerie, Southern German paintings of the 17th and 18th century (1st floor)

Karl und Magdalene Haberstock-Stiftung Baroque paintings, e.g. Paolo Veronese, Canaletto, Anthony van Dyck and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (2nd floor)

Staatsgalerie Altdeutsche Meister with paintings from Southern Germany of the 15th and 16th century (in a former monastery ["Katharinenkloster"]), a subsidiary of Bavarian State Picture Collection (Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen)

Temporary exhibition rooms (2nd floor)

Adjacent to the building complex, a Baroque garden is open to the public.

References

Schaezlerpalais Wikipedia

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