Otto-Heinrichsbau

building, Heidelberg, Germany

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In Western architecture: Germany
An architectural example is the Otto-Heinrichsbau added to the Gothic castle at Heidelberg (burned by the French in 1689). The three tall stories presented the usual verticality of northern architecture, but there was an understanding of the Classical superimposition of the orders with Corinthian above Ionic. Nevertheless, there was a…
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