Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)

Schillerplatz is a square in the old city centre of Stuttgart, Germany named in honour of the German poet, philosopher, historian, and dramatist Friedrich Schiller.

The late Gothic Fruchtkasten building in the corner of Schillerplatz is now used by the State Museum of Württemberg to house a collection of musical instruments.

At the centre of the cobblestone square is a memorial to Friedrich Schiller which was erected in 1839 by the Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

It is therefore supposed that the square was originally used as a horse breeding area around 1000 years ago (in keeping with Stuttgart's history).

[citation needed] In 1594 Duke Friedrich I asked his master builder Heinrich Schickhardt to turn today's Schillerplatz into a Renaissance square.

Schillerplatz showing the Fruchtkasten building on the left and Prinzenbau on the right. In the centre: the Schiller memorial
Schillerplatz with the Old Castle , the Schiller memorial, the Collegiate Church , Fruchtkasten and the Prinzenbau
The Schiller memorial
Alte Kanzlei (The Old Chancellery)