Heidelberg Castle

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castle ruin tourist attraction

Heidelberg Castle is a famous ruined Renaissance fortress overlooking the city of Heidelberg in Germany, renowned for its picturesque setting and historical significance.

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Heidelberg Castle ruins 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf castle ⓘ
ruin ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Gothic architecture ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
constructionStart 13th century ⓘ
contains Heidelberg Tun ⓘ
country Germany ⓘ
currentCondition partially ruined ⓘ
elevation approximately 80 meters above the old town ⓘ
formerUse residence of the Electors Palatine ⓘ
hasBuildingPart English Building ⓘ
Friedrich Building ⓘ
Heidelberg Tun ⓘ
Ottheinrich Building ⓘ
Powder Tower ⓘ
Thick Tower ⓘ
castle garden ⓘ
hasMuseum German Pharmacy Museum ⓘ
hasPart castle courtyard ⓘ
fortification walls ⓘ
terrace ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural heritage monument in Germany ⓘ
imageSubjectOf many Romantic-era paintings and engravings ⓘ
inception before 1214 ⓘ
knownFor Heidelberg Tun wine barrel ⓘ
Renaissance palace facades ⓘ
panoramic views over Heidelberg ⓘ
picturesque ruins ⓘ
locatedIn Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Electoral Palatinate ⓘ
surface form: Electoral Palatinate (historical)

Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Upper Rhine Plain ⓘ
locatedOn Königstuhl ⓘ
surface form: Königstuhl hillside
materialUsed red sandstone ⓘ
near Philosophenweg ⓘ
operator State Palaces and Gardens of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
overlooks Heidelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neckar River NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownedBy State of Baden-Württemberg NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Old Town of Heidelberg ⓘ
significantEvent damaged by lightning strikes in the 18th century ⓘ
destroyed during the Nine Years War ⓘ
touristVisitsPerYear over one million visitors ⓘ
usedFor Heidelberg Castle Festival ⓘ
cultural events ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ
wedding ceremonies ⓘ

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Heidelberg → hasLandmark → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Neckar riverfront → hasViewOf → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
subject surface form: Neckar riverfront (Heidelberg)
Old Bridge Heidelberg → hasViewOf → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Heiliggeistkirche → near → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Philosophenweg → near → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Philosophenweg → overlooks → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Charles I Louis, Elector Palatine → residence → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Frederick III, Elector Palatine → residence → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine → residence → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
Heidelberg → tourismAttraction → Heidelberg Castle ⓘ
this entity surface form: Heidelberg Castle ruins