Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle must be one of the most desirable tourist destinations in the world. Must be because his image, an architectural beauty in stone, surrounded by a landscape that makes one sigh, adorned countless calendars, pictures, posters etc. This majestic work of the candidates for new Wonders of the World.
The castle is located in the region of Fuessen, old city, surrounded by old castles, monasteries and castles. Nearby there is even an ancient Roman road, the Via Claudia, which crosses the land from Wuerzburg to Innsbruck. The whole region is surrounded by beautiful mountains of the Alps, lakes, waterfalls and mirrored.
Neuschwanstein means New Swan Stone, and was so named after the Swan Knight of Wagner’s famous opera of the same name. It was built in the late 19 th century, in Germany, near the border with Austria. (Google Earth coordinates 47 ° 33’16 “N, 10 ° 44’10″ E).
Its construction was begun by King Ludwig (Louis II) of Bavaria, known as the mad Ludwig. Laid the foundation stone on September 5, 1869. The design by the architect Christian Jank. Ludwig asked his architect to be constructed entirely of raw materials and people Bavarian Bavarians. I wanted to resemble castles out of fairytales, and inside should have all the technological advances of the moment. It is said that Ludwig used the funds to build the kingdom so majestic building, but the fact is that he used his own money.
Neuschwanstein has 360 rooms, and only 14 have a fully finished design, the others were left unfinished, as Ludwig was deposed as king in 1886, and then died mysteriously. The castle was opened to the public shortly thereafter.
These 14 rooms are decorated with unsurpassed luxury, with paintings and tapestries with scenes from Richard Wagner operas, of which Ludwig was a great admirer.
One thing to keep in mind is that not permitted to take photographs inside the castle.
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