Video timeline: 00:00 Intro at the Old Bridge 00:43 Heidelberg’s old town and the Neckar 01:52 Why students love Heidelberg 02:42 The Ruprecht Karl University 03:10 Meeting Ariel Noriega from Mexico, Philosophy student, visiting the campus 05:08 The historic auditorium 05:44 Caféteria Zeughaus, how to find accomodation 07:35 Heidelberg castle 08:35 Old student prison, Studentenkarzer 09:39 Meeting Áine Fellenz from Ireland, Politics student
Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:28 Neuschwanstein – a medieval castle? 2:06 Sanssouci – palace or garden hut? 3:35 Is it too expensive to rebuild Heidelberg castle? 5:00 Why do so many castles line river Rhine? 6:25 Are all German castles and palaces owned by the state?
Discover seven of Germany’s beautiful palaces and castles from a bird’s-eye view! Our Flying Guide takes you to Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, Heidelberg Castle, Schwerin Castle, Marienburg Castle, Sigmaringen Castle, Ludwigsburg Palace and Lichtenstein Castle. Come check out these architectural gems in Germany!
Heidelberg is a town on the Neckar River in southwestern Germany. It’s known for venerable Heidelberg University, founded in the 14th century. Gothic Heiliggeistkirche church towers over the cafe-lined Marktplatz, a town square in the Altstadt (Old Town). The red-sandstone ruins of Heidelberg Castle, a noted example of Renaissance architecture, stand on Königstuhl hill.
Date recorded: September, 2020
In the middle ages, Heidelberg castle was a center of learning, the birthplace of the first university in Germany. Today, it’s a birthplace of a different kind: peregrine falcons.
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