Germany · 18th century
Schloss Weißenstein is a Schloss or palatial residence in Pommersfelden, Bavaria, southern Germany. It was designed for Lothar Franz von Schönborn, Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and Archbishop of Mainz, to designs by Johann Dientzenhofer and Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt. Weißenstein, built as a private summer residence, remains in the Schönborn family. It is considered a masterwork of Baroque architecture.
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Schloss Weißenstein ranks #931 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #75 of the 711 mapped in Germany. Founded 1718, it is older than 20% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 696 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 5,490 times in the last 60 days, more than 88% of the atlas. 9 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Germany compares in the castle statistics.
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