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The castle was built in 1869 and partially completed in 1886, when King Ludwig II mysteriously died in Lake Starnberg. Since then, it is opened to all visitors around the world and earmarked as the Landmark of Germany, one of the most popular tourist attractions in Germany.
The Museum of the Bavarian Kings in Hohenschwangau, which displays the history of the Wittelsbach dynasty from its beginnings to the present day, was opened in September 2011. The exhibition focuses on Maximilian II, who commissioned the conversion of the Hohenschwangau Castle into his summer residence, and on his son, King Ludwig II, the ...
For many years the former Grand Hotel "Alpenrose" lay below Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau in slumber until the historical building had been converted into a museum and a restaurant. The museum narrates the history of the house of Wittelsbach through many centuries, one of Europe's oldest dynasties.
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, near the border with Austria.
- 5 September 1869
- Hohenschwangau, Germany
Jul 9, 2023 · I give you an overview of the castle's history, its architect, and tell you everything you need to see inside and out. Clad in glistening limestone and strategically perched in the Alps, Neuschwanstein Castle is the most visited attraction in Germany.
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Neuschwanstein Castle is opened as a museum just seven weeks after King Ludwig's death. Visitors were allowed to tour the castle's completed parts and see the grandeur of Ludwig's vision firsthand. The palace quickly became a popular tourist attraction and remains one of Germany's most popular tourist destinations today.
Mar 11, 2024 · 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. Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany.