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Alte Aula
Erected in 1547, the half-timber university building was significantly... |
Educational Institutions | Tübingen |
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Altes Schloss
Across the street from the Neues Schloss stands this former residence... |
Castles / Palaces | Stuttgart |
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Bursa
The word bursa meant "purse" in the Middle Ages and later came... |
Educational Institutions | Tübingen |
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Deutsches Verpackungs-Museum
A former church was innovatively converted to house this fascinating... |
Museums / Galleries | Heidelberg |
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Haus der Geschichte Baden-Württemberg
In late 2002, Stuttgart's "cultural mile" was enriched with this... |
Museums / Galleries | Stuttgart |
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Hölderlinturm
Friedrich Hölderlin, a visionary poet who succumbed to madness... |
Memorials / Monuments | Tübingen |
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Kornhaus
During the Middle Ages, townspeople stored and sold grain on... |
Museums / Galleries | Tübingen |
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Kornmarkt
A baroque statue of the Virgin Mary is in the center of this... |
Squares | Heidelberg |
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Kunsthalle
An art gallery north of the Neckar, the Kunsthalle has become... |
Museums / Galleries | Tübingen |
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Neue Universität
The plain building on the south side of Universitätsplatz... |
Educational Institutions | Heidelberg |
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Peterskirche
Many famous Heidelberg citizens' tombstones, some more than 500... |
Religious Sites | Heidelberg |
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Schloss Hohentübingen
The original castle of the counts of Tübingen (1078) was... |
Castles / Palaces | Tübingen |
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Schlossgarten
This huge city park borders the Schlossplatz and extends northeast... |
Parks | Stuttgart |
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Stiftskirche
Just off Schillerplatz, this is Stuttgart's most familiar sight... |
Religious Sites | Stuttgart |
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Studentenkarzer
University officials locked students up here from 1778 to 1914—mostly... |
Memorials / Monuments | Heidelberg |
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Studentenkarzer
The oldest surviving university prison in Germany consists of... |
Jails | Tübingen |
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Universitätsbibliothek
Its 2½ million volumes include the 14th-century Manesse... |
Libraries | Heidelberg |
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Wilhelma Zoologische-Botanische Garten
Adjacent to Rosenstein Park, this park was originally intended... |
Zoos / Aquariums | Stuttgart |
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