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Introduction
Rizal's Route
Guide to Photographs
Heidelberg
Wilhelmsfeld
Mannheim
Mainz
Rüdesheim
Castles
Loreley
Boppard
Bonn
Cologne
Königswinter
Remagen
Rolandseck
Linz
Koblenz
Bingen
Frankfurt
Eisenach
Erfurt
Leipzig
Dresden
Potsdam
Berlin-1
Berlin-2
Miscellaneous
Heidelberg
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Heidelberg 1
Heidelberg. View of the town center and the castle. |
| Heidelberg 2
Universitätsplatz 12 (former Ludwigsplatz 12), where Dr. Rizal had composed his famous poem "To the Flowers of Heidelberg". A bronze memorial plaque in front of the building bears witness to his memorable stay in this place. |
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Heidelberg 3
Bergheimer Straße 20 - Former University of Heidelberg Eye Clinic where Dr. Rizal had practiced ophthalmology under the direction of Prof. Dr. Otto Becker. |
| Heidelberg 4
Bust of Prof. Dr. Otto Becker, former director of the University of Heidelberg Eye Clinic. |
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Heidelberg 5
The world-renown Heidelberg Castle before its destruction during the War of the Palatinate Succession in 1688-89. |
| Heidelberg 6
The spacious courtyard of the frequently-visited castle. Every summer thousands of tourists gather here to see the popular operetta "The Student Prince". |
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Heidelberg 7
"Gasthaus zur Hirschgasse" (Guesthouse on the Hirschgasse), where Rizal used to watch student duelling matches. Built in 1791, it has been renovated and it is now called "Hotel Hirschgasse". |
Heidelberg 8
Interior view of the "Gasthaus zur Hirschgasse"
as seen during Rizal's time.