Tiepolo's empire

The Imperial Hall forms the heart of the Würzburg Residence, a UNESCO world heritage property. The outstanding synthesis of all the decorative arts makes this festival hall one of the most beautiful coherent secular interiors of the Baroque age. Following the restoration work that was completed in 2009, the Imperial Hall is presented and explained here on the basis of splendid new colour photographs, with a particular focus on the world-famous frescoes of the Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.