So today we decided to head about 30 minutes south of our home and visit Bamburg. It is a great little town with a beautiful palace right in the middle of it. This palace is called Seehof Palace. The palace was built in 1687 for Prince-Bishop Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg and was then known as Marquardsburg. In 1802 the palace became the property of the state of Bavaria, but it was sold as a private residence in 1840. The private resident was destroying the palace by selling all of the beautiful statues, artwork, and letting the palace deteriorate. So it was bought back by the state of Barvaria in 1975 and they have been restoring it ever since. This palace was absoloutely beautiful and you fill so tiny standing in front of it. Now here are my pictures.. unedited just how I took them. I know they are probably not near as good as Stevens.. but I tried! :)
This is outside of the palace looking at the town of Bamberg...
Front gate to the palace... there are so many beautiful sculptures all around...
The palace right as you walk through the front gate...
The gorgeous courtyard... excuse the sideways pictures.... not sure what is going on...
Two of the many statues...
The water garden....
I hope you enjoyed Seehof Palace from a distance....more pictures to come when we visit downtown Schweinfurt tomorrow!
Awesome!!!!
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