{"id":7273,"date":"2022-10-24T21:09:01","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T19:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.passports.top\/?p=7273"},"modified":"2022-11-01T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:52:20","slug":"heidelberg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.passports.top\/en\/heidelberg\/","title":{"rendered":"The ruins of Heidelberg Castle"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a symbol of the city of Heidelberg<\/strong>, the castle is an obligatory stop for every traveler passing through the northwestern German<\/em> state of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Heidelberg Castle<\/strong> is one of the most famous castle ruins in Germany<\/em>, being located 80 meters on the northern side of the K\u00f6nigstuhl<\/em> (“King’s Throne<\/em>“) hill.<\/span><\/p>\n

The castle can be reached either by climbing the 315 steps or by an alley along the fortress wall. There is also the alternative of the bergbahn (Heidelberger Bergbahn<\/em><\/a>) \u2013 a cable car that leaves from Kornmarkt –<\/em>\u00a0or the bus.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Entrance to the outer courtyard of the castle is free, and visiting the interior costs \u20ac6\/person.<\/span><\/p>\n

Much of the current castle dates from the 16th and 17th centuries, the various eras in which modifications and new additions were made, giving it an eclectic style with Renaissance<\/em> and Gothic<\/em> elements.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the late 17th century, the palace was repeatedly attacked and finally destroyed by the French in the War of the Grand Alliance<\/em>. Subsequent wars and fires destroyed the edifice, being rebuilt and renovated several times.<\/span><\/p>\n

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