Gläserner Saalbau

Heidelberger Schloss - Heidelberg Castle. Gläserner Saalbau mit Arkaden. "Between the Otto-Heinrich-Bau and the Friedrichs-Bau is the Gläserne Saalbau or Neue Hof, erected by Frederick the Wise in 1549, and showing a quaint mixture of Gothic and Renaissance forms."--Baedeker 1911. DSC_1040p1

In Old Heidelberg

October 5th 2019
Viking Sigrun docked at Mannheim as the port for shore excursions to Heidelberg. When I think of Heidelberg, Sigmund Romberg's musical The Student Prince immediately comes to mind. That may not work for everyone, but it does for me. 😊 But the university is but part of the attraction of Heidelberg. Heidelberg is inland from the Rhine, on the Neckar River. The major item to see is Schloss ... read more

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