Haus zum Ritter
A Renaissance mansion from 1592 whose ornate gables survived the 1693 fire, one of the oldest civic buildings in the Old Town.
Haus zum Ritter stands on Hauptstraße beside Marktplatz. Built in 1592 by a French Huguenot cloth merchant, its red sandstone façade is richly decorated with layered scrolled gables, and a bust of Saint George the Knight crowns the top. It was one of the few buildings to survive the French army’s burning of the city in 1689 and 1693, and it is Heidelberg’s most famous Renaissance building. Today it houses a hotel and restaurant. You can admire the exterior for free, and it faces the Church of the Holy Spirit.
Opening hours
Exterior visible all day
Nearby sights
- Church of the Holy Spirit & Marktplatz
- Friedrich Ebert Memorial
- Jesuit Church
- Kornmarkt
- Old Bridge (Karl Theodor Bridge)
- Heidelberg University & Student Prison
- Heidelberg Christmas Market
- Hauptstrasse