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now houses a restaurant, the VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Prinzenbau (1605–78), and Road map C6. * 586,000.
the Stiftsfruchtkasten, an n Königstraße 1A (0711­22 280).
attractive gabled granary (1578), _ Frühlingsfest (Apr/May),
now home to a museum of Stuttgarter Weindorf (Aug/Sep,
musical instruments. Oct/Nov), Fellbacher Herbst (Oct),
Weihnachtsmarkt (Dec).
R Stiftskirche (Hl. Kreuz) ∑ stuttgart-tourist.de
Stiftstraße 12.
From the south side of Schil­ Transport
k South of town. £
Cloistered courtyard of the Renaissance lerplatz there is a view of the
Altes Schloß presbytery of the collegiate
church of the Holy Cross. This P Hegel-Haus
Württemberg, which includes Gothic church, the work of Eberhardstraße 53. Tel (0711) 216 964
vast collections of decorative Hänslin and Aberlin Jörg, was 05. Open 10am–5:30pm Mon–Fri,
art, including those displaying built in the 15th century and 10am–6:30pm Thu, 10am–4pm Sat.
the ducal and royal insignia of incorporated the walls of the Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel –
Württemberg. The prehistory previous, early­Gothic church. the creator of one of the most
section includes jewellery from Despite World War II damage, important modern philosophical
the Frankish period and the this renovated church still has systems – was born in this
preserved tomb of a Celtic the original stone gallery of the house on 27 August 1770.
nobleman from Hochdorf. dukes of Württemberg, built in The house is now a museum,
1576–84 by Simon Schlör to a which houses an exhibition
P Schillerplatz design by Johann Steiner, as devoted to the life and work of
This is undoubtedly one of well as Gothic furnishings. the famous philosopher.
Stuttgart’s most beautiful areas.
It is here that the stud farm that
gave Stuttgart its name is said to
have stood. Today, a pensive
statue of Friedrich Schiller, the
work of the Danish sculptor Bertel
Thorwaldsen (1839), occupies
the centre of the square.
Schillerplatz is surrounded by
historic buildings: the Old
Chancellery, built in 1542–44
and extended upwards in 1566, Figures of saints adorning the façade of the Stiftskirche

Stuttgart City Centre Weißenhofsiedlung,
Porsche-Museum
1 Schloßplatz Hauptbahnhof CANSTATTER STR. BAD CANNSTATT,
WAIBLINGEN
2 Kunstmuseum Planetarium
Stuttgart Linden- K R I E G S B E R G S T R A S S E (Arnulf-Klett-Platz)
Hauptbahnhof
3 Schloßgarten Schloss Museum FRIEDRICHSTRASSE Staatsgalerie WILLY-BRANDT-STRAßE
4 Staatsgalerie Solitude KEPLERSTRASSE KRONENSTRASSE SCHILLERSTRASSE
5 Altes Schloß LAUTENSCHLAGERSTR. Schlossgarten Mercedes-Benz
6 Schillerplatz HOLZGARTENSTRASSE Keplerstr. Museum
7 Stiftskirche (Friedrichsbau) KÖNIGSTRASSE Staats-
theater
Hl. Kreuz BOLZSTRASSE Staatsgalerie
8 Hegel­Haus Liederhalle Königsbau Kunstmuseum
SCHLOSSSTRASSE KONRAD - ADENAUER - STRASSE
THEODOR - HEUSS - STRASSE
Liederhalle KIENESTRASSE SCHLOSS- URBANSTRASSE
PLATZ
BERLINER- Hospitalkirche Neues
PLATZ Fruchtkasten Schloss
Hohe GYMNASIUMSTRASSE Stadtmitte Schlossplatz
Straße SCHILLER- Altes Schloss Wilhelms-
HOSPITALSTR. Stiftskirche Charlotten-
PLATZ
palais
OLGA- STRASSE
CALWER STR. KRONPRINZSTRASSE Hl. Kreuz Markt- UHLANDSTR.
platz
halle
DOROTHEENSTR.
FRITZ-ELSAS-STRASSE
PLATZ
Stadtmitte LANGE STRASSE MARKT- STRASSE
(Rotebühlplatz) ROSENSTR.
EBERHA RDSTRASSE
Flughafen
0 metres 300 Hegel-Haus HAUPTSTÄTTER STRASSE CHARLOTTEN-
SINDELFINGEN 7 km (4 miles)
0 yards 300 TO RSTRASSE Leonhards- Fernsehturm
kirche
Rathaus
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