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Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [ˈʃlɔs nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn]; Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa) is a 19th-century historicist palace on a rugged hill of the foothills of the Alps in the very south of Germany.
Not only the exterior, but also the interior at Herrenchiemsee were left even more unfinished than Neuschwanstein's. The latter's international popularisation, propelled by the inspiration Disney drew from it – say: "Cinderella Castle" – may only have added to the disproportional attention the two venues enjoy with tourists.
Neuschwanstein Castle. Main article: Castles in Berlin. Charlottenburg Palace. Main article: Castles in Brandenburg. Babelsberg Palace. Bremen Hamburg Hessen Lower ...
Neuschwanstein Castle The predilection for medieval buildings has its most famous exemplar in the Neuschwanstein Castle , which Ludwig II commissioned in 1869. Neuschwanstein was designed by Christian Jank , a theatrical set designer, which possibly explains the fantastical nature of the resulting building.
Neuschwanstein, Bavaria's most famous castle. Numerous castles are found in the German state of Bavaria.These buildings, some of which have a history of over 1,000 years, were the setting for historical events, domains of famous personalities, and are still imposing structures to this day.
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Neuschwanstein Castle is a Romanesque Revival palace commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1868. This castle on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau was intended to be Ludwig's personal retreat, though it was still under construction at the time of his death in 1886. It was soon thereafter opened to tourists, and remains a ...
1849–51: Reconstruction of Berg Castle on Lake Starnberg; 1852–53: Completion of the Casino on the Roseninsel in Lake Starnberg; 1852–77: Concepts for the front of the Maximilian-II-Kaserne in Munich; 1854–56: Extension of Leo von Klenze's bazaar building at Odeonsplatz, Munich; 1856–58: Reconstruction of Herzog Max Castle in Munich