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Neue Universitaet Review
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Neue Universität
- Address: Grabeng., Heidelberg
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New University
- Category: Educational Institutions
- Location: Heidelberg
Fodor's Review:
The plain building on the south side of Universitätsplatz was erected between 1930 and 1932 through funds raised by the U.S. ambassador to Germany, J. G. Schurman, who had been a student at the university. The only decoration on the building's three wings is a statue of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, above the entrance. The inner courtyard contains a medieval tower from 1380, the Hexenturm (Witches' Tower). The tower is all that's left of the old city walls and has been incorporated into the newer building. Suspected witches were locked up there in the Middle Ages. It later became a memorial to former students killed in World War I.
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