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Step inside Neuschwanstein Castle - you won't believe the opulence of Ludwig II's fairytale castle. This photo gallery takes you on a journey inside Neuschwanstein Castle - and it's interiors will amaze you. It is incredible to think that only about 15 rooms were finished by the time of King Ludwig II’s death and the cancellation of the project.
Neuschwanstein front façade and surroundings (photochrom print, c. 1900) A 1901 postcard of Berg Castle. At the time of King Ludwig's death, the palace was far from complete. The external structures of the Gatehouse and the Palas were mostly finished but the Rectangular Tower was still scaffolded.
Neuschwanstein Castle, elaborate castle near Füssen, Germany, built atop a rock ledge over the Pöllat Gorge in the Bavarian Alps by order of Bavaria’s King Louis II (“Mad King Ludwig”). Construction began in 1868 and was never completed.
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Nov 22, 2021 · Updated May 24, 2023. King Ludwig II of Bavaria spent years dreaming up Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle, the model Walt Disney would later use for "Sleeping Beauty." Nestled deep in the Bavarian Alps atop a picturesque hill sits Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle, its silhouette looking like something straight out of a fairy tale.
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- The dining room in Neuschwanstein Castle.
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Jun 14, 2011 · This photograph of Neuschwanstein was taken shortly after King Ludwig's death and shows the scaffolding that conveys that the castle was never finished--even when the king was living...
Interior and modern technology Neuschwanstein illustrates the ideals and longings of Ludwig II more vividly than any of his other buildings. The castle was not designed for royal representation, but as a place of retreat. Here Ludwig II escaped into a dream world – the poetic world of the Middle Ages.
