The King's Hall in the Ladies’ Wing.
The royal parlor was located on the ground floor of the Ladies’ Wing until 1619. Daily meals were taken here. After Friedrich V's rise to king, it was renamed the "King's Hall." This space was the castle's first large ceremonial hall. The fact that the wine could be pumped into the hall directly from the neighboring (Great) Heidelberg Tun is particularly impressive. After the ceremonial halls in the Hall of Glass and the Ottheinrich’s Wing were completed, the King's Hall lost its importance as the prince-electors' stateroom.
The Hall of Glass, half hidden by the Ottheinrich’s Wing.
With the Hall of Glass, Prince-Elector Friedrich II created a highly modern, representative residence. After his marriage to Dorothea of Denmark, he had hopes of ascending the Danish throne and asserted this claim in how he decorated his residence. The building's name is taken from its primary point of attraction: inside, a magnificent ceremonial hall, once decorated with Venetian mirror glass. The building is half hidden by the Ottheinrich’s Wing, built at a later date.
The Imperial Hall with allegorical statues.
The most famous building at Heidelberg Castle is the Ottheinrich’s Wing, with its splendid facade. It is one of the earliest Renaissance palaces in Germany. The interior, which Prince-Elector Ottheinrich had furnished between 1556 and 1559, housed living quarters, an audience chamber and a large ceremonial hall. It was apparently named "Imperial Hall" in honor of Emperor Maximilian II's visit to Heidelberg.
The 15th-century Knights' Hall.
On the ground floor of the Ruprecht’s Wing, is one of the oldest structures within the castle: the Knights' Hall. This space still has the deep, downward drawn groined vaults and load-bearing center column from the 15th century. The hall is decorated with coats of arms at the vault keystones and with ornamental discs. A drain was also installed in the wall, which served as a spittoon for those who had overindulged in drink.
