Heidelberg Castle, Germany
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.พ. 2019
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The number one destination for every visitor to Heidelberg is the castle. You could easily spend several hours at this amazing destination - the magnificent castle on the hill. It is a romantic ruin, with enough buildings still standing to present a very good idea of how wonderful this complex was during its glory days in the 15th through the 17th centuries. The extreme mix of destruction and beauty conjures up the turbulent past of this strategic fortification, with crumbling walls and towers standing next to a complete palace containing a fully-restored interior.
This was a fun tour. Thank you for this! I look forward to visiting one day.
The castle's museum was spectacular holding a most interesting collection of articles and weapons from the middle ages. Little did I know at the time that years later I would get involve in HEMA, the study of historical European martial arts.
I was born in Heidelburg and spent 4-5 years of my childhood here....some of the best times I've ever had. Imagine walking through a town and looking up to see a freaking castle on the hill. You don't get that in the US. Hopefully I'll visit this wondrous place again someday...maybe even live back here :)
Hey kingdingalang, are you Frankinfurter???
I was in the US army back then when we visited it. We walk it all the way up, because soldiers walk. Besides being good exercise, we got views that no one else gets by ridding up!
Great movie Dennis as per always !!!
0:44 That's what I remember the most from when I visited there in the late 80's. That precariously hanging tower which threatened to fall at any time.
What a great tour and fun to see you on camera to personalize the voice. We love Germany but haven't been to Heidleberg yet. We'll have to add it to our list. Thanks -Henry
I would definitely be walking&hiking! We climbed Neuchwenstein!It's a slice of 🎂 cake❤❤❤!!!Deutschland!!!
I was there in 1970 when restoration was just started. It's wonderful to see if now in this video.
Who came here from monster?
Very nice video! Greetings from Switzerland!
I allready had this on my travel itinerary and looked up youtube to find info. Not disappointed at all. Makes it easier for me to prepare.
I enjoyed your Heidelberg videos. Brings back many memories and you didn’t leave out any details. Another great vid.
Muy bonitos viajes virtuales muchas gracias
Beautiful city!!
great video... such a lovely trip!
Excellent overview!
Dennis your videos are priceless in trip planning. I have relied upon them in so many ways. Our last trip to Paris and Provence was certainly enhanced after reviewing your Arles, Avignon, Nimes, Aix and related videos. Going to Belguim and Austria in May and am enjoying your Bruges, Vienna and Salzburg videos. Please keep up the excellent work.
when i lived in germany, i loved walking up the hill lmao
the back stairs are probably the easiest and cheapest way up there
very good
Beautiful. Why didn’t I go when I was in Germany. A trip back one day.
i guess I am quite off topic but do anyone know of a good site to watch new series online ?
@Jaiden Tyson I use Flixzone. Just search on google for it :)
really great, thanks for sharing, we were also two days ago in Heidelberg, felt like we really need to see this place. It was amazing, we also recorded a vlog out of this tour, not as professional as yours but still we tried our luck ;-)
I like the story
Please do walk! It’s lovely!
This video is a Bergbahn commercial 😂 I didn’t even make it the first 5 minutes 😆
Too bad you didn't watch the rest of it, where I show how to walk down the hill rather than riding the Bergbahn, at 19:00
Jeez!!why wasnt I told about this!!?we walked all the way up and all the way back down lol
tack dennis dina videos är som gamla vänner man tröttnar inte the wiking
I lived in Heidelburg, Germany overseas, and my mom was stationed 3 years there (April 1992-April 1995) and spent 3 years of my childhood here (late June 1992-winter/early 1993; and from mid June 1994-early April 1995) before returning to the United States. I'll never go back again.
Technically, the "Heidelberg Castle" is not a castle, it's a palace. And in fact, in German it is called "Schloß" (=palace) and not "Burg" (=castle).
The difference: a castle (Burg) performs military functions, i.e. it's a fortification for defense, while a palace (Schloß) is the residence or court of a regent, performing only representative functions. We can see in the picture, that the Heidelberg Palace with its beautiful ornaments, large Renaissance garden/park, concert hall and wine cellar was clearly meant for representation and festivities, and not for warfare. 🙂 (Well, maybe in its early beginning, but certainly not for the last 600 years or so....)
BTW: the palace was not destroyed, when the French "attacked" it, the French had already occupied Heidelberg and the surrounding area in 1688. (Heidelberg having surrendered without a fight, as clearly the town and the palace were not fit for 17th century warfare.) Basically no damage was done to the city nor to the palace in that original invasion.
Then in 1689 an alliance of several German States, the Netherlands, England, Spain and Sweden forced the French invaders to retreat. But before they retreated, they decided to follow a "scorched earth" strategy, burned down several cities and villages in that area and also blew up part of the Heidelberg Palace with mines. The war went back and forth for a few more years and Heidelberg was occupied again by French forces in 1693. This time, drunken French soldiers got out of control, massacred the civilian population, burned down pretty much the entire city, and the fire also destroyed most parts of the Heidelberg Palace that had survived the 1689 mining. Much later, in the 1760s, some reconstruction work was attempted but was aborted again in 1764, when lightning struck and destroyed that what had survived the destructions of 1689/93...
Thank you for that clear explanation of the difference. I'm sure you are correct. However, it is always called a castle, which sounds more dramatic than another palace, and it does look like a castle from the outside. It must be an aspect of the German Romantic tradition to look upon it as a fortification, which it certainly was earlier, as you mention. Thanks for the information and perspective.