What you'll hear inside Heidelberg Castle:

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  Palatinate Garden

  The Renaissance palace gardens at Heidelberg Castle remain an unfinished project from centuries past.

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  Gran Barril

  The world's largest wine barrel, built in 1751 from 130 oak logs with a capacity of around 220,000 litres.

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  Friedrichsbau (Ala Friedrich)

  Friedrichsbau (Ala Friedrich) is the only fully restored building within Heidelberg Castle's complex, serving as its principal residential and ceremonial wing.

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  Ruprechsbau (Ala Ruprecht)

  Ruprechsbau stands as Heidelberg Castle's oldest surviving residential palace, distinguished by its austere façade and Gothic gateway.

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  Ottheinrich's Palace

  The Ottheinrichsbau forms the eastern wing of Heidelberg Castle and stands as a masterpiece of German Renaissance architecture—the first palatial building in Renaissance style constructed on German…

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  Englischer Bau (Ala Inglesa)

  The Englischer Bau (English Wing) stands as a striking ruin from the 17th century in the northern section of Heidelberg Castle.

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  Gläserner Saalbau (Hall of Mirrors)

  Heidelberg Castle's Gläserner Saalbau, or Crystal Hall, ranks among its oldest Renaissance structures.

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  Palatine Chapel of Friedrichsbau

  The Capilla Palatina is the palace chapel situated on the ground floor of the Friedrichsbau, the best-preserved wing of Heidelberg Castle.

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  Torturm (Torre de la Portada)

  The Torturm, or Gate Tower, is a square tower built around 1530 that provides access to the inner courtyard of Heidelberg Castle.

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  Fat Tower

  Torreón Gordo (Dicker Turm) is the defensive bastion at the north-western corner of Heidelberg Castle's outer fortifications.

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  Elisabeth Gate

  The Elisabethentor, or Elisabeth Gate, is a striking red sandstone triumphal arch built in 1615 in Heidelberg.

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  Krautturm (Blown Tower)

  Former powder magazine split open by an explosion; an icon of the ruin.

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  Castle Courtyard

  Courtyard framed by the Renaissance façades of the Ottheinrichsbau and Friedrichsbau.