Heidelberg Castle, Medieval castle and museum in Heidelberg, Germany
The red sandstone castle stands 80 meters above the Neckar River, combining Gothic and Renaissance architectural elements across multiple buildings and courtyards.
The castle served as the residence of Prince Electors from 1398 to 1764, when a lightning strike rendered substantial parts of the structure uninhabitable.
The castle houses the German Apothecary Museum within the Otto Heinrich Building, displaying pharmaceutical collections and equipment from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Visitors can reach the castle via funicular railway, by car through Hausackerweg, or on foot through marked hiking paths from Heidelberg city center.
The Heidelberg Tun, constructed in 1751, remains the largest wine barrel globally, holding 220,000 liters and featuring a dance floor on its top.
Location: Heidelberg
Architectural style: Gothic architecture, Renaissance architecture
Elevation above the sea: 213 m
Made from material: sandstone
Address: Schlosshof 1, 69117 Heidelberg 69117
Website: http://schloss-heidelberg.de
GPS coordinates: 49.40933,8.71393
Latest update: June 30, 2025 14:20
This collection documents major buildings that have disappeared throughout history. It includes religious structures such as the 15th-century Porcelain Tower of Nanjing, whose glazed bricks gleamed in sunlight, as well as destroyed palaces, theaters, and public buildings from various periods and continents. The reasons for the disappearance of these structures range from warfare to natural disasters to deliberate demolition for urban redevelopment. The Palais du Trocadéro in Paris, for example, was demolished in 1937 to make way for the current Palais de Chaillot. This compilation provides insight into lost architectural achievements and the historical circumstances of their disappearance.
Heidelberg Tun
188 m
Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg
431 m
Jesuitenkirche
487 m
Heidelberger Bergbahn
246 m
Haus zum Ritter, Heidelberg
451 m
Hortus Palatinus
382 m
Gefängnis Heidelberg
373 m
The German Pharmacy Museum
224 m
President Friedrich Ebert Memorial
537 m
Documentation and Cultural Centre of German Sinti and Roma
268 m
Muttergottesbrunnen (Heidelberg)
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Zum Seppl
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Palais Boisserée
371 m
Obere Burg
271 m
Rathaus (Heidelberg)
390 m
Völkerkunde-Museum der J. und E. v. Portheim-Stiftung
459 m
Großherzogliches Palais
276 m
Ottheinrichsbau
226 m
Herkulesbrunnen (Heidelberg)
402 m
Gasthof zum Roten Ochsen, Heidelberg
386 m
Hotel Holländer Hof
533 m
Palais Weimar (Heidelberg)
459 m
Mittermaierhaus
311 m
Haus Buhl, Heidelberg
423 m
Haus Meder
465 m
Hauptstraße 198
379 m
Scheffeldenkmal
465 m
Hofapotheke
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