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~ Gunpowder Tower ~Gunpowder
Built during the reign of Tower
the Elector Ruprecht, this
14th-century tower once
formed part of the castle
defenses. It was damaged
by I ightni ng in 17 64, after
which the townspeople
took its stone for building.
A Friedri<h's Pala<e

A Ottheinri<h's Pala<e
Fountain Hall
This Gothic loggia features The German Pharmacy Museum is housed
within the shell of this Renaissance
early Romanesque columns
taken from the palace of building. It features Baroque and Rococo
workshops and a traveling pharmacy.
Charlemagne in lngelheim.

Main entran<e

~ Rupre<ht's Pala<e
Built in around 1400 by
a master-builder from
Frankfurt, this is the oldest
surviving part of the castle.

A Panorami< View
Heidelberg Castle has survived
as a picturesque ruin, and its
imposing structure occupies
a commanding position.
From its terrace there is a
beautiful view of the medieval
Old Town of Heidelberg.

English Pala<e :.-

THE GIANT WINE CASK

To the left of Friedrich's Pa Ia ce, a
staircase leads to the cellars where
a giant wine cask is stored. This
symbol of the electors' love of good
wine was built in 1750 and holds
48,620 gallons (221 ,000 liters) The
wine was piped directly from the
cask to the King's Hall.

~ English Pala<e
These imposing ruins in the castle Chur<h of the Holy Ghost >-
complex are the remains of a Palatine electors' tombs can be seen
17th-century building that Friedrich in this early 15th-century church in
V built for his wife, Elizabeth Stuart Heidelberg's Old Town.