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Neues Schloss
The Neues Schloss Meersburg is an 18th‑century princely residence on a hill above Lake Constance in Meersburg, Baden‑Württemberg. Built and remodelled for the Prince‑Bishops of Constance, it now houses museums and retains its long Rococo façade and formal gardens.
First raised
1710
Its prime
1762
Today
Still standing
As it stood in 1762
What Neues Schloss looked like in its prime.
A long, three‑storey Rococo palace of warm pink plaster with contrasting white pilasters and mouldings, capped by a steep red‑tile hipped roof with shaped gables at the ends. The symmetrical façade has evenly spaced multi‑paned windows and arched openings on the ground floor; a central curved pediment carrying a gilded coat of arms and a clock with a Chronos figure marks the middle. In front lie formal parterre gardens with low box hedges and gravel paths; a terrace at the rear overlooks Lake Constance.
Its story
The story of Neues Schloss.
The Neues Schloss at Meersburg, on its hill above Lake Constance, was the seat of the Prince-Bishops of Constance from its construction in 1750. Hugo Damian von Schönborn — already Bishop of Speyer, where he had built Schloss Bruchsal — took over the Meersburg seat in 1740 and wanted to improve the Neues Schloss.
For all its long Rococo façade and formal gardens, the palace was comparatively restrained: the upper storey held apartments for visiting nobles and church leaders, as the residence of a Prince-Bishop should, but it lacked a grand staircase and the other trappings of wealth and power.
The bishops enjoyed it for only about fifty years. The Secularization of 1803 dissolved the bishopric and ended the Prince-Bishops' residence; the schloss now houses museums.
Step inside
9 places to explore in 1762.
The record describes 9 distinct spots at Neues Schloss — including 4 interiors: grand staircase (fürstbischöfliche treppe), ballroom with ceiling painting, castle chapel (schlosskapelle) and more. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and walk through every one — more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.
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