The Heidelberg Tun – the world’s largest wine barrel, built in 1751 by Prince Elector Karl Theodor to house the wine paid as taxes by the
wine-growers of the Palatine. 7 metres high, 8˝ metres wide, it holds 220,000 litres (58,000 gallons) of wine, and has a dance floor on top!
The court jester who guarded the cask during the reign of Prince Elector Carl Philip, a Tyrolean called Perkeo, known for his ability to
drink large quantities of wine, is alleged to have died when he mistakenly drank a glass of water.