The medieval stables used to be an armoury for weapons and a shelter for horses.
Ludwig V had today's Marstall built directly on the Neckar River in 1510. Its long Neckar front was protected by a watchtower at each end and provided a landing place for riverboats.
The name Marstall goes back to a Renaissance building on the south side of the courtyard, destroyed in 1693, which Count Palatine Johann Casimir built in 1590. Today, the Marstall complex - one of Heidelberg's few surviving buildings from the late Middle Ages - has been rebuilt several times and houses the central Old Town cafeteria hall as well as event rooms and the administration of the Student Union.
The name Marstall goes back to a Renaissance building on the south side of the courtyard, destroyed in 1693, which Count Palatine Johann Casimir built in 1590. Today, the Marstall complex - one of Heidelberg's few surviving buildings from the late Middle Ages - has been rebuilt several times and houses the central Old Town cafeteria hall as well as event rooms and the administration of the Student Union.