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Information for people with a handicap

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Information for people with mobility impairment

Disabled parking

3 public disabled parking spaces on Domplatz (distance to the entrance of the New Residence approx. 120 m); on the way to the entrance slight inclines (less than 6% gradient); road surface partly level (wheelchair lane), partly cobblestones.

Further information on parking facilities can be found on the .

Disabled toilets

There is a disabled toilet in the ticket office area (entrance area) of the New Residence, next to the lift. Another one is located in the courtyard of the Old Court on the opposite side of the "Domplatz".

New Residence in Bamberg

Entrance

The entrance hall (with ticket office and museum shop) can be reached barrier-free via a separate entrance door in the inner courtyard; during opening hours, access is possible with a "Euro key".

Interior

  • 1st and 2nd floor (including the Imperial Hall) accessible via lift (length: 135 cm x width: 100 cm, door width: 79.5 cm); rescue system (EscapeChair) for evacuation purposes on the 2nd floor in the lift lobby

  • Doorways at least 90 cm wide

  • Level, non-slip flooring

  • There are few seats available; portable stools can also be borrowed at the ticket office.

Rose Garden

  • Barrier-free accessibility (wheelchair lane)

  • Main paths (paved gravel) with no gradients. The narrow paths between the rose beds are between 50 and 60 cm wide and are not accessible by wheelchair.

  • Seats available

Information for the visually impaired

  • No guidance system for the visually impaired available

  • No audio guide available

  • Regular guided tours of the Prince-Bishop’s Apartment in the New Residence

  • A tactile model on Domplatz enables also visually impaired people to to get a better idea of the shapes, structures and dimensions of the historical buildings on the Domberg, such as the Bamberg Cathedral, the Old Court and the New Residence.

    The model on a scale of 1:200 is made of bronze and equipped with Braille.

Information for the hearing impaired

  • No induction loop for hearing aids available

  • Written information available