The New University is a listed building complex of the University of Heidelberg in Heidelberg’s old town , on Universitätsplatz , Grabengasse and Seminarstraße. The three-wing complex is not far from the Old University, which was built between 1712 and 1735 . The main entrance and the new auditorium are located in the wing of the building that borders the university square in the south . The New University was built in two phases. The main building and the west wing were built in 1930/31 and the south wing in 1934. Design and building plans are from Karl Gruber, who also supervised the construction of the project.