Schillerplatz is a square in the old city centre of Stuttgart , Germany named in honour of the German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist Friedrich Schiller . Schillerplatz stands to the south west of Stuttgart's main square, Schlossplatz .
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26-580: A Renaissance square . Residents' houses were bought and demolished. The new square was laid with cobblestones and called 'Castle and Chancellery Square'. The dimensions of the square have not changed since. In 1607 work began on the Gesandtenhaus (a type of ambassador's house) which is now known as the Prinzenbau and was finally completed in 1677. In 1711 the Prinzenbau was extended behind
39-664: A monument to Eberhard I . The Old Castle stands adjacent to its replacement, the New Castle , which was built in the late 18th century. On the Karlsplatz side of the Old Castle is a museum dedicated to the memory of Claus von Stauffenberg a former resident of Stuttgart who attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler on 20 July 1944 . In the Landesmuseum's exhibits are Stone Age and Roman artifacts, paintings, and
52-660: Is a former castle located on the Schillerplatz in Stuttgart , Germany . The castle, originally a water castle dating back to the 10th century, was the residence of the Counts and later some Dukes of Württemberg and today is the home of the Landesmuseum Württemberg . The castle church ( German : Schloßkirche ) still functions as a place of worship. In the year 950 AD, a castle was completed on
65-662: The Fruchtkasten were built. In the mid-14th century the Dürnitzbau wing of the Old Castle (next to Schillerplatz) was erected. The Old Chancellery was built in 1542 shortly before completion of the Arkadenflügel wing of the Old Castle. The area between the Old Castle and the Chancellery became a moat . In 1594 Duke Friedrich I asked his master builder Heinrich Schickhardt to turn today's Schillerplatz into
78-605: The Old Chancellery with an arch in the northernmost corner of Schillerplatz. On the opposite, southern side of the square between the Old Castle and Stiftskirche the first Stuttgart Café opened in 1712. It was replaced in 1798 by the König von England inn (King of England Inn). This was shortly after the moat surrounding the Old Castle had finally been filled in leaving the square the way it stands today. The square
91-561: The annual Christmas Market . Hidden underneath Schillerplatz's cobblestones is an underground car park. The late Gothic Fruchtkasten building in the corner of Schillerplatz is now used by the State Museum of Württemberg to house a collection of musical instruments. At the centre of the cobblestone square is a memorial to Friedrich Schiller which was erected in 1839 by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen . Thorvaldsen's statue
104-489: The ethnographic collection of the Landesmuseum Württemberg fell victim to fire, during World War II before being renovated in 1971. Paul Schmitthenner renovated the castle in 1971. The arcaded courtyard of the castle itself shows architectural motifs of the early Italian Renaissance . King Charles I of Württemberg and his wife Olga are buried beneath the castle church. The inner courtyard houses
117-495: The grounds of the Old Castle to protect the mare garden. In the 14th century, it was the home of the Counts of Württemberg and their Court Chamber. From 1553-1578, Dukes Christoph and Louis III renovated the castle adding an equestrian staircase built by Blasius Berwart in 1560 and the church and conference room in 1562. In the 18th century, the moat was filled. In 1931, the castle's dirnitz and two towers were destroyed by fire. The castle again saw damage, and large parts of
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143-707: The south west corner, Schillerplatz is surrounded by the Stiftskirche (Collegiate Church), the Fruchtkasten building, the Prinzenbau (which now houses the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Justice, the Alte Kanzlei (Old Chancellery) and Altes Schloss (the Old Castle) . A street market takes place twice a week on Schillerplatz. The square is also used for major events taking place on Marktplatz (Stuttgart's Market Square) such as
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#1732766285244156-723: Was officially renamed Schillerplatz in 1934 in memory of one of Baden-Württemberg 's most famous writers and intellectuals. During the Second World War of the buildings around Schillerplatz were burnt down but all were reconstructed after the war with the exception of the King of England Inn . The underground car park was built in 1972-3. ' Stuttgart Tourist information on Schillerplatz 48°46′37.76″N 9°10′42.48″E / 48.7771556°N 9.1784667°E / 48.7771556; 9.1784667 Old Castle (Stuttgart) The Old Palace ( German : Altes Schloss )
169-624: Was the first memorial to Schiller to be erected in Germany. The first known brick building in Stuttgart - the Stuthaus or mare house - stood next to the adjacent Stiftskirche (collegiate church) . It is therefore supposed that the square was originally used as a horse breeding area around 1000 years ago (in keeping with Stuttgart's history ). After the 12th century the square was probably covered in simple houses before other stone houses such as
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