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Hotel zum Ritter Review
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Hotel zum Ritter
- Address: Hauptstr. 178, Heidelberg
- Phone: 06221/1350
- Category: Hotels
- Location: Heidelberg
Fodor's Review:
The hotel's name refers to the statue of a Roman knight ("Ritter") atop one of the many gables. Its French builder, Charles Bélier, had the Latin inscription Persta Invicta Venus added to the facade in gold letters -- "Venus, Remain Unconquerable." It appears this injunction was effective, as this was the city's only Renaissance building to be spared the attentions of the invading French in 1689 and 1693. Between 1695 and 1705 it was used as Heidelberg's town hall; later it became an inn, and it's still a hotel today.
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