Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . and has become one of the mostromantically picturesque ruins in Europe. That portion of the edifice built by OttoHenry, who reigned 1556-59, is quite themost beautiful of all the various parts. It isknown as the Hall of the Knights, and its planand ornamentation is supposedly that of Mi-chael Angelo. The famous Heidelberg Tun is in one ofthe great vaulted chambers of the castle. Thefirst of these utilitarian curiosities — Rhinewine matures best in large bodies — was builtin 1535, and held 158,800 bottles. This tunwas destroyed in the Thirty Years War, and
Cathedrals and churches of the Rhine . and has become one of the mostromantically picturesque ruins in Europe. That portion of the edifice built by OttoHenry, who reigned 1556-59, is quite themost beautiful of all the various parts. It isknown as the Hall of the Knights, and its planand ornamentation is supposedly that of Mi-chael Angelo. The famous Heidelberg Tun is in one ofthe great vaulted chambers of the castle. Thefirst of these utilitarian curiosities — Rhinewine matures best in large bodies — was builtin 1535, and held 158,800 bottles. This tunwas destroyed in the Thirty Years War, andwas replaced by a second which held 245,176bottles, built by one Meyer, the cooper of thecourt. This tun was repaired in 1728 andexists to-day, but its grandeur is eclipsed byanother made in 1751, during the electorateof Charles Theodore, which has a capacity of284,000 bottles. Mannheim The modern-looking city of Mannheim haslittle ecclesiastical treasure to interest the stu-dent, although it is a wealthy and importantcentre. 146. Cathedrals and Churches of the Rhine Its origin is very remote, and legend hasit that it was the birthplace of a fabulous kingof the Teutons called Mannus. Others haveevolved its present nomenclature from a wordtaken from Norse mythology meaning the dwelling-place of men. Either seems prob-able enough, and the reader must take hischoice. According to most authorities, the city firstcame into being in 765, but remained an insig-nificant hamlet up to the time of the ElectorFrederick IV., who, in 1606, surrounded itwith a city wall as a protection to the perse-cuted Protestants of the place. He also builtthe great chateau, the precursor of the presentvast edifice, which contains, the guide-bookssay, fifteen hundred windows and five hundredrooms; as if that were its chief claim on onesattention. The present structure was the former resi-dence of the Electors of the Palatinate, and,though but a couple of hundred years old, isnevertheless an imposing an
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