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Heidelberg - Sculpture of the palatine Karl Theodor on the Old Bridge

Sculpture on the Old Bridge in Heidelberg

In 1786 Karl Theodor initiated the building of a stone bridge across the Neckar river after the old wooden bridge had been destroyed by flooding and ice. To honor him this sculpture of Karl Theodor was later put up here.

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Sculpture of the palatine Karl Theodor on the Old Bridge

More information about Heidelberg:

www.heidelberg.de
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