The Neuschwanstein Castle
by Zinvolle Art
Title
The Neuschwanstein Castle
Artist
Zinvolle Art
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Photo taken in Schwangau, Germany. Neuschwanstein Castle, the Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
Neuschwanstein Castle (English: New Swanstone Castle) is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Fussen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, not with Bavarian public funds.
The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886. Since then over 60 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle.More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer. The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later, similar structures.
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October 27th, 2013
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Joan Carroll
one of my favorites! I hope I get to visit someday!
Zinvolle Art replied:
:) Thank you very much Joan! It's a wonderful place to go and you will like it there!
Carolyn Rosenberger
Amazing shot...I am always fascinated by the structures that were built by hand so long ago! L&F
Zinvolle Art replied:
:) Thank you very much Carolyn! Yes I think those who built such wonderful architecture were artists!
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