Heidelberg Sights

  1. Alte Aula

    A ticket to the Studentenkarzer gets you into the Alte Aula and an exhibition on the university's history, inside the Alte Universität.

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  2. Deutsches Apothekenmuseum

    Off the courtyard of the Schloss is the Deutsches Apothekenmuseum, which has well-presented exhibits on chemistry and pharmacology in centuries past. Signs are in English. The 18th-century Grosses Fass (Great Vat) is said to be capable of holding more than 220,000L. Even the Kleines Fass is not exactly tiny.

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  3. Kurpfälzisches Museum

    Tucked in behind a courtyard, the excellent Kurpfälzisches Museum focuses on 15th- to 20th-century paintings and sculptures, and Heidelberg and regional history. Displays include lots of Roman and Merovingian items and a copy of the jawbone of a 600,000-year-old Heidelberg Man (the original is stored across the river at the palaeontology centre).

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  4. Universitätsbibliothek

    The Universitätsbibliothek, built 1901-05, displays rare books and prints from its superb collections in the upstairs, corner Ausstellungsraum (exhibition room).

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