architecture

Heidelberg Castle, Otto-Henry Building

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Ottheinrichsbau [German]

Architecture

higher-level structure
Heidelberg Castle
built
1556
style/period
Renaissance, Mannerism
work type by function
palace
architect
Hans Engelhardt, Peter Flötner, Caspar Vischer
artist
Alexander Colyn
patronage
Otto-Henry of the Palatinate

Architecture: Heidelberg Castle

built
before 1214
culture
German
style/period
Gothic, Renaissance
work type by function
castle
material
Neckar sandstone

Geography

Europe » Western Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Heidelberg » Old Town
local language location name
Heidelberg, Deutschland [German]
cultural historical region
Electoral Palatinate
historical affiliations
1556-1806
Holy Roman Empire
1556-1806
Kingdom of Germany
1556-1803
Electoral Palatinate
1803-1806
Electorate of Baden
1806-1918
Grand Duchy of Baden
1871-1945
German Empire