Frauenzimmerbau
Frauenzimmerbau stands within Heidelberg Castle, between the Ruprechtsbau, Herrentafelstubenbau and former castle chapel. Built during the first half of the sixteenth century under Elector Ludwig V, it originally combined a large ground-floor banquet hall with courtly living quarters above.
The upper floors housed court ladies during the seventeenth century, while projecting bay windows offered views across the surrounding land. A fire destroyed the building in 1689, after which craftsmen used the hall to build Heidelberg Castle’s famous wine barrel. In 1758, Elector Carl Theodor gave the structure its present roof, and restoration in the 1930s returned the ground floor to a grand hall called the Königssaal.
Only the ground floor survives from the original building, but its architectural history remains visible. The southern bay window still projects from the wall, while the northern one has been absorbed into the city-facing façade.
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