Schloss Weißenstein
| Schloss Weißenstein | |
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Aerial view of the Schloss | |
Schloss Weißenstein Location within Bavaria Schloss Weißenstein Schloss Weißenstein (Germany) | |
| Alternative names | Schloss Pommersfelden |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Location | Pommersfelden, Germany |
| Coordinates | 49°45′47″N 10°49′16″E / 49.763°N 10.821°E |
| Construction started | 1711 |
| Completed | 1718 (1719 outbuildings) |
| Client | Lothar Franz von Schönborn |
| Owner | Schönborn family |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Johann Dientzenhofer Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt Maximilian von Welsch Anselm Franz von Ritter zu Groenesteyn |
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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.