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Schloss Moritzburg is a Schloss (palace) in Zeitz on the White Elster in the Burgenlandkreis in Saxony-Anhalt. The present baroque building dates from the 17th century and was previously a royal palace and fortified seat of a bishop. Zeitz Cathedral is also located on the site.
Schloss Moritzburg ist ein befestigtes Schloss in Zeitz an der Elster im Burgenlandkreis in Sachsen-Anhalt. Ausgehend von einer Königspfalz und einem befestigten Bischofssitz entstand im 17. Jh. das heutige Barockschloss.
Zeitz sights are predominantly situated along the Romanesque Road (point 52). Schloss Moritzburg, a baroque-style castle with the cathedral of St. Peter and Paul . The 10th century crypt displays 17th century tin coffins including that of Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz.
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Moritzburg Castle is arguably the prettiest moated castle in Saxony. It was named after Duke Maurice, who had a hunting lodge built for himself near Dresden in 1542. From 1723, Augustus the Strong converted it into a magnificent baroque castle in the middle of a large pond and park. The project was directed by Matthaeus Poeppelmann.
Heute ist die ehemalige Residenz der Herzöge von Sachsen-Zeitz ein Ort der Begegnungen. Geschichte wird bewahrt, Schönheit mit Nutzen und Altes mit Neuem verbunden. In den viel beachteten Sammlungen sind mehr als 250.000 Sachzeugen bewahrt. Einige werden in attraktiven Dauerausstellungen der Öffentlichkeit präsentiert.
Moritz Palace – a work of art with the Little Pheasant Castle on the side. Even the walk up to the castle is breathtaking. The stately building stands proudly on a man-made island in the middle of a little lake, which you approach via an avenue through a vast, idyllic park.
Moritzburg Little Pheasant Castle. The Little Pheasant Castle is the last castle in Saxony that has been preserved in the original style of the late Dresden Rococo. On a meek footprint of 13.4 metres square, the architect Johann Daniel Schade succeeded in accommodating the entire court en miniature. Step into the paradise in a nutshell and be ...
