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1. www.britannica.com › topic › Neuschwanstein-CastleNeuschwanstein Castle | History, Description, & Facts

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   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. Louis II spent much of his childhood at Hohenschwangau ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Neuschwanstein_CastleNeuschwanstein Castle - Wikipedia

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   Ludwig II, Christian Jank. 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. It is located in the Swabia ...

   • Construction started: 5 September 1869
   • Location: Hohenschwangau, Germany

   • Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
   • Owner: Bavarian Palace Department

4. www.travelandleisure.com › trip-ideas25 Facts About Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany - Leisure

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   • Where is Neuschwanstein Castle? Neuschwanstein Castle, which literally translates to "New Swan Stone" castle, is located in the Bavaria region of southeastern Germany.
   • How tall is Neuschwanstein Castle? Though not particularly tall — Neuschwanstein Castle's highest tower reaches a height of just 213 feet — its perch on a hill gives it an imposing silhouette.
   • When was Neuschwanstein Castle built? While the construction of Neuschwanstein Castle broke ground during the summer of 1868, the first foundation stone wasn't laid until September 5, 1869.
   • Why was Neuschwanstein Castle built? Ludwig II's reputation as an eccentric, reclusive king makes it easy to see why Neuschwanstein Castle is so often called "the castle of the fairy-tale king."

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   Where is Neuschwanstein Castle?

   • Neuschwanstein Castle, which literally translates to "New Swan Stone" castle, is located in the Bavaria region of southeastern Germany. It was originally called New Hohenschwangau Castle, as it was meant to be a grand recreation of Hohenschwangau Castle, where Ludwig II spent his childhood.

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   Was the Neuschwanstein Castle a Nazi museum?

   • Had World War II gone in favor of the Nazis, the Neuschwanstein Castle would have been a museum of artwork that Hitler had intended to put up. The Neuschwanstein Castle doesn’t hold any of the art as they were retrieved to Paris. This tale is depicted in the 2014 movie ‘Monuments’ Men’. 8. The Neuschwanstein Castle is part of popular culture

   Top 10 Facts About the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

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   Why is Neuschwanstein important?

   • 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.

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   Why was Neuschwanstein renamed New Hohenschwangau Castle?

   • As he called the new palace New Hohenschwangau Castle, the confusing result was that Hohenschwangau and Schwanstein effectively swapped names: Hohenschwangau Castle replaced the ruins of Schwanstein Castle, and Neuschwanstein Castle replaced the ruins of the two Hohenschwangau Castles. Only after Ludwig's death was it renamed Neuschwanstein.

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6. www.historyhit.com › locations › neuschwanstein-castleNeuschwanstein Castle - History and Facts | History Hit

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   Nov 24, 2020 · Neuschwanstein Castle is in the very south of Germany, close to the Austrian border. It’s about 1hr 40 minutes from both Innsbruck (Austria) and Munich (Germany) through scenic countryside. Car is the easiest method of getting here, but otherwise trains from Munich to Füssen take about two hours: from there, you’ll need to get on a bus to ...

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7. theculturetrip.com › europe › germanyThe Story Behind Germany's Neuschwanstein Castle - Culture Trip

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   Dec 18, 2019 · The history of Neuschwanstein Castle. Commissioned in 1868 by King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a monument to German composer Richard Wagner, as with any fairytale, the story behind this castle’s creation is full of mystery and intrigue. During his lifetime, Ludwig II was denounced as a madman obsessed with beauty.

8. www.germany.travel › neuschwanstein-castleNeuschwanstein Castle – Germany's fairytale castle

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   When work began to build Neuschwanstein Castle in 1869, Ludwig II brought together elements from Wartburg Castle and from the fictional Castle of the Holy Grail from Wagner's opera 'Parsifal'. As a king without any real power, he decided to devote more of his time to the fine arts. He created his own fantasy world of myths and fairytales, as ...

9. www.discoverwalks.com › blog › berlinTop 10 Facts About the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany

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   Jun 28, 2020 · 8. The Neuschwanstein Castle is part of popular culture. The Neuschwanstein Castle is featured in the 1986 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. If you follow the movie the scene outside evil Baron Bomburst’s castle that the family flies over in the car was filmed on location at the Neuschwanstein Castle. 9.