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Neuschwanstein embodies both the contemporaneous architectural fashion known as castle Romanticism (German: Burgenromantik) and King Ludwig II's enthusiasm for the operas of Richard Wagner. In the 19th century, many castles were constructed or reconstructed, often with significant changes, to make them more picturesque.
Schwerin Castle, Schwerin. Güstrow Castle, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture; Schloss Bothmer, near Klütz; Schloss Kartlow; Schloss Ludwigslust, former duke residence in Ludwigslust; Schloss Neustrelitz, destroyed dukes palace of Neustrelitz; Schloss Schwerin – seat of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament in its capital city ...
This is a list of castles and other such fortifications and palaces or country homes in Germany. Included are castles ( German : Burg, Schloss ), forts ( German : Festung ), palaces ( German : Schloss, Palais, Palast ), country or stately homes and manors, and even follies .
Hohenzollern Castle (German: Burg Hohenzollern [bʊʁk hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ) is the ancestral seat of the imperial House of Hohenzollern. [a] The third of three hilltop castles built on the site, it is located atop Mount Hohenzollern, above and south of Hechingen, on the edge of the Swabian Jura of central Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Hohenschwangau Castle (German: Schloss Hohenschwangau) is a 19th-century palace in southern Germany. It was built by King Maximilian II of Bavaria, and was the childhood residence of his son, King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It is located in the German village of Hohenschwangau near the town of Füssen, part of the county of Ostallgäu in ...
The island, formerly the site of an Augustinian monastery, was purchased by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1873. The king had the premises converted into a residence, known as the Old Palace (Altes Schloss). From 1878 onwards, he had the New Herrenchiemsee Palace (Neues Schloss) erected, based on the model of Versailles. It was the largest, but ...
Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is the ruin of a castle in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, Germany. At 1,277 metres (4,190 ft) above sea level , it is Germany's highest castle. [ 1 ] King Ludwig II of Bavaria purchased the ruin in 1883 and planned to construct a fairy tale castle , but the plans were abandoned upon his death in 1886.
Lichtenstein Castle (Schloss Lichtenstein) is a privately owned Gothic Revival castle located in the Swabian Jura of southern Germany. It was designed by Carl Alexander Heideloff [1] and its name means "shining stone" or "bright stone". [2] The castle overlooks the Echaz valley near Honau, Reutlingen, in the state of Baden-Württemberg.