Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, English: "New Swanstone Castle"; Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa) is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and in honour of Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds.

The castle was intended as a home for the king, until he died in 1886. It was open to the public shortly after his death. Since then more than 61 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle. More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with as many as 6,000 per day in the summer.

Photo 56, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

Village of Schwangau from Schloss

Photo 57, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

nearby

Photo 59, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

Photo 58, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

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Neuschwanstein Castle

Photo 63, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

Photo 64, 1985

Neuschwanstein Castle

Photo 65, 1985