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Seehof Palace – Memmelsdorf near Bamberg

Picture: Seehof Palace

The prince-bishop’s summer residence north-east of Bamberg originated as a hunting lodge and country house dating from the end of the 15th century. The present four-winged complex with its striking corner towers, based on the Aschaffenburg palace, was begun in 1687 under the Bamberg Prince-Bishop Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg from plans by the architect Antonio Petrini from northern Italy.

The building was completed by the end of the 18th century under von Stauffenberg’s successors, who also made certain alterations to the original design. Prince-Bishop Johann Philipp Anton von Franckenstein thus redesigned the White Hall in the west wing, also summoning the court painter of the Mainz electoral court, Giuseppe Appiani, to Bamberg in 1751 for the purpose. The artist, who also painted the ceiling frescoes of the nearby Vierzehnheiligen pilgrimage church, created a splendid ceiling painting depicting the heavenly paradise of the gods with allegories of hunting and other amusements at a prince-bishop’s residence. Today, after comprehensive renovation, nine of the former period rooms with their furnishings are open to the public.

It was during the reign of Prince-Bishop Adam Friedrich von Seinsheim (1757-1779) that the large cascade with the figure program by Ferdinand Tietz and the symmetrical flights of steps was created. The comprehensive restoration of the cascade was completed in 1995 and the waterworks are now operating almost exactly as they were over 200 years ago.

Among other things, the sculptures by Ferdinand Tietz, which can be admired in the garden and in the Tietz Museum in the Orangery, bear witness to the splendour of the former rococo garden.

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Seehof Palace Park


The following rooms are available for your events:

 

Virtual tour (as of 2012)

In this virtual tour you will experience Seehof Palace and Park from a brand new perspective. The panoramic shots (360 degrees) will present you phantastic views of the palace and the gardens. Please click on the picture below to start the virtual tour:

External link to the virtual tour of Seehof Palace

The panoramas or pictures to be loaded are rather large, and thus take a relatively long time to load. Please be patient – they are worth waiting for! The tour opens in a separate window and was prepared by Josef Spitzlberger, Oberschleißheim.


Address

96117 Memmelsdorf
  0951 4095-71
museum@ schlosspark-seehof.de

Current information

You can only visit Seehof Palace with a guided tour.

For organisational reasons, we ask groups to register by phone or e-mail (see above). Many thanks


Please note that the façades of Seehof Palace are currently covered in scaffolding do to renovation works. We ask for your understanding.

Opening hours

April-1 November: 9 am-6 pm
closed Mondays
(except: Easter Monday, 1 May, Whit Monday, 15 August, 3 October)

closed 2 November-March

General information on opening times and admission fees

Guided tours

Guided tours (in German; approximately 45 minutes)

Admission fees 2023

5 euros regular
4 euros reduced

Combination ticket
(Seehof Palace + New Residence in Bamberg)
9 Euro regular
7 Euro reduced

Annual season tickets/
14-day tickets

Waterworks

May-beginning of October:
daily 10 am-5 pm
every hour on the hour

Getting here / parking

Bamberg
www.bahn.com

Bus to 'Seehof'

224 car parking spaces, 7 bus parking spaces available

Further information

 

Service (leaflets, photo/film, links …)

Restaurant – Café
0951 4071640
www.schloss-seehof.com

Administrative office

Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Bamberg
Domplatz 8
96049 Bamberg
0951 51939-0
und 0951 51939-114
Fax 0951 51939-129
sgvbamberg@ bsv.bayern.de
www.residenz-bamberg.de


 
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