Editing Stuttgart (section)

=== Inner city ===
[[File:Stiftskirche Stuttgart.jpg|thumb|The ''Stiftskirche'', seen from south-east (Kirchstraße)]]
At the center of Stuttgart lies its main square, [[Schlossplatz, Stuttgart|Schlossplatz]]. As well as being the largest square in Stuttgart, it stands at the crossover point between the city's shopping area, ''Schlossgarten'' park which runs down to the river [[Neckar]], Stuttgart's two central castles and major museums and residential areas to the south west. Königstraße, Stuttgart's most important shopping street which runs along the northwestern edge of Schlossplatz, claims to be the longest pedestrianized street in Germany.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}

Although the city center was heavily damaged during World War II,{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} many historic buildings have been reconstructed and the city boasts some fine pieces of modern post-war architecture. Buildings and squares of note in the [[inner city]] include:
[[File:Stuttgart AlteKanzlei01.JPG|right|thumb|The ''Alte Kanzlei'' on [[Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)|Schillerplatz]] square]]
*The ''[[Stiftskirche, Stuttgart|Stiftskirche]]'' (Collegiate Church), dates back to the 12th century, but was changed to the Late Gothic style in the 15th century and has been a Protestant church since 1534.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} Exterior: [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]]/[[Gothic architecture|Gothic]]; interior: Romanesque/Gothic/Modern. Reconstructed with simplified interior after World War II.
*''Altes Schloss'' (the [[Old Castle (Stuttgart)|Old Castle]]), mostly dating from the late 15th century, some parts date back to 1320.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]] style; reconstructed.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}
*''Alte Kanzlei'' (the Old Chancellery) on [[Schillerplatz (Stuttgart)|Schillerplatz]] square which backs onto the 1598 Mercury Pillar
*''Neues Schloss'' (the [[New Castle (Stuttgart)|New Castle]]), completed in 1807.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} [[Baroque]]/[[Classicism]]); reconstructed with modern interior, currently houses government offices.{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} The cellars with a collection of stone fragments from the Roman times are open to visitors.<ref>McLachlan, p. 245</ref>
*''[[Wilhelm Palais|Wilhelmpalais]]'' (the Wilhelm Palace) on Charlottenplatz, completed in 1840 and rebuilt in 1965. 
*''Königsbau'' (the King's Building), 1850. Classicism; reconstructed; has been housing the "Königsbau Passagen" shopping centre since 2006.
*The ''Großes Haus'' of [[Staatstheater Stuttgart|Stuttgart National Theatre]], 1909–1912
*''Markthalle'' Market Hall, 1910 ([[Art Nouveau]])
*The ''[[Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof|Hauptbahnhof]]'' (Main Railway Station) was designed in 1920;{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}} its stark, functional lines are typical of the artistic trend 'Neue Sachlichkeit' ([[New Objectivity]]).{{sfn|Bekker|2005|p=445}}
*The ''[[Württembergische Landesbibliothek]]'' state library, rebuilt in 1970
*''Friedrichsbau Varieté'' (Friedrich Building), rebuilt in 1994 on the site of the former art nouveau building