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Heidelberg Castle VISITORS’ CHECKLIST P Alte Universität
Grabengasse 1. Tel (06221) 54 21 52.
Towering over the town, the majestic castle is really a Practical Information Universitätsmuseum: Open Apr–Oct:
vast residential complex that was built and repeatedly Schloßberg. Tel (06221) 53 84 31. 10am–6pm Tue–Sun; Nov–Mar:
10am–4pm Tue–Sat. &
extended between the 13th and 17th centuries. Open 8am–6pm daily. 8 Großes ∑ uni-heidelberg.de
Fass: Open 8am–5:30pm daily.
Originally a supremely well-fortified Gothic castle, & ∑ schloss-heidelberg.de Designed by Mainz architect
but now mostly in ruins, this was the seat of the Deutsches Apothekenmuseum: Johann Adam Breuning, the
House of Wittelsbach palatines. After remodelling in Tel (06221) 258 80. Open Apr– university was built in 1712–35.
the 16th century, the castle became one of Germany’s Oct: 10am–6pm daily; Nov–Mar: On the north wall and ceiling
10am–5:30pm daily. Closed
most beautiful Renaissance residences. However, its 1 Jan, 31 Dec. & ∑ deutsches- are allegorical paintings by
splendour was extinguished by the Thirty Years’ War apotheken-museum.de Ferdinand Keller. In front of the
building is a fountain crowned
and the 1689 war with France, during which most of . Ottheinrichsbau by a sculpture in the form of the
the structure was destroyed. The Deutsches Apothekenmuseum is heraldic Palatinate lion.
housed within the shell of this Renaissance
building. It features Baroque and Rococo Pulverturm P Universitätsbibliothek
workshops and a travelling pharmacy. Built during the reign of the Plöck 107–109. Tel (06221) 54 23 80.
Elector Ruprecht, this Ausstellungsraum: Open 10am–6pm
14th-century tower once formed Mon–Sat.
part of the castle defences. The monumental building of
the university library, designed
by Joseph Durm of Karlsruhe,
Main entrance
was erected in 1901–05 near
the church of St Peter. The
Heidelberg library, with over
2 million volumes, is one of the
largest in Germany. The
exhibition rooms hold many
precious manuscripts and old
prints, including the famous
Codex Manesse, illustrated with
137 beautiful miniatures.
. Friedrichsbau
One of the latest parts of the E Kurpfälzisches Museum
castle is Friedrich’s Palace, which Hauptstraße 97. Tel (06221) 58 34 020.
dates from 1601–07. On the Open 10am–6pm Tue–Sun. &
façade are statues of the The French Count Charles de
Wittelsbach dynasty, including Graimberg spent the bulk of his
Charles the Great.
considerable fortune on building
up an extensive collection of
fine drawings, paintings, arms
and various curios associated
with the history of the Palatinate
and the castle of Heidelberg. In
1879, his collection became the
property of the town and forms
the core of this very interesting
museum, which also includes a
fascinating archaeology section.
KEY
R Heiliggeistkirche
1 Castle moat Hauptstraße.
2 The bell tower, which was This collegiate church, whose
erected in the early 15th century, Baroque dome is a city land-
was remodelled frequently in mark, was built in 1400–41. The
subsequent years. canons of the college were also
3 Brunnenhalle is a Gothic uni ver sity scholars and there fore
loggia that features early- the church aisle fea tures special
Englischer Bau Romanesque columns taken from galleries for the extensive col lec-
These imposing ruins in the castle the palace of Charles the Great in . Ruprechtsbau tions of library books – Bibliotheca
complex are the remains of a Ingelheim. Built around 1400 by a master Palatina. The choir features a
17th-century building that Friedrich V 4 Torturm builder from Frankfurt, this is the tomb stone of Ruprecht III and his
built for his wife Elizabeth Stuart. oldest surviving part of the castle. wife, Elisabeth von Hohenzollern.
For hotels and restaurants in this area see pp497–8 and pp522–4

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