Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria

6 February 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  7 minutes

Seen from Northeast © Cezary Piwowarski/cc-by-sa-3.0

Seen from Northeast © Cezary Piwowarski/cc-by-sa-3.0

Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner. Contrary to common belief, Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and extensive borrowing, not with Bavarian public funds.   read more…

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