158. Europe Bicycle Trip--A Tour Of Altstadt (Old City Heidelberg)

After my walk over the Old Bridge, I followed a tour guide pamphlet that I had in English and walked through the Altstadt or Old City following the numbered points of interest.

Former Neckarschule-Used as a schoolhouse from 1706 to 1803. Nowadays a restaurant.

Haus Cajeth-Built in 1735, today it houses the Museum of "Primitive Art in the 20th century".

Fancy sculptures at the entrance door

Heuscheuer-Tithe barn of the city from the middle of the 18th century. Used since 1963 as a university lecture hall.

Marstall-Old armory, built under Prince-Elector Ludwig V in 1510. It runs along 135 m of the Neckar River's banks. Today it is the university canteen.

The length of it's wall

Haus Raquet- One of the largest and most attractive Baroque mansions

Kongresshaus Stadthalle-Built in 1901 in neo-classical style. Popular conference and event venue.

Alte Anatomie- First university science building to be built in the Bunsen period (1847-1849)

Haus zum Riesen- Baroque house built by Breunig using stones from the ruins of the Castle tower.

Close up of the statue over the front entrance

St. Anna-Kirche- Built by Rischer in 1714 as the Church of a Catholic infirmary.

Altes Waisenhaus- Originally a Baroque mansion which was converted to the Hospital of the reformists in 1756

Adelspalaisof Graf Wieser- Baroque mansion where legal expert and professor Karl Philipp Adolf von Vangerow lived.

Naturwissenschaftliche Institute- This is where the scientist Robert Bunsen worked from 1853- 1888.

Another chemist who lived here.

Peterskirche- The oldest church in Heidelberg-parts of the tower probably date from the 12th century.

Side view of University Library

Universitatsbibliothek- The library is an art nouveau style building (1901-1905) with elements from the German and French Renaissance.

The tower of the library