The Neuschwanstein Castle (Schloss Neuschwanstein) is one of the most visited and famous castles in Germany and one of the most popular tourist destination in Europe with over 1.3 million visitors annually.It is really looks like a fairy castle and considered most beautiful places in the world. It is located in 3 km near Fussen, Bavaria,
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- It is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany
- Neuschwanstein means "New Swan Stone". The name of the castle derives from one of Wagner's opera's character, the Swan Knight.
- The Neuschwanstein castle (neuschwanstein schloss in German ) was intended as a personal refuge for only one person – the King Ludwig II, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886.It is also called as mad king Ludwig castles,
- Ludwig slept only 11 nights in the castle.
- Ludwig was Richard Wagner's patron, It is build as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner and many rooms of the castle were inspired by Wagner's operas.
- The castle is one of the most photographed Architecture in the world, even if photography is not permitted inside of the castle.
- There is no throne in the castle, as the Throne Hall was not completed before Ludwig's death
- The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and The Sleeping Beauty Castle’s design in Disneyland was inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle.Hence it is also popularly known as
Disney Castle. - 14 carpenters worked for more than four years to make the woodwork in the bedroom.
- Though It look like its bulit in medieval time, it was built in the 19th century, and it served no defensive purposes.
- The original name of the castle was New Hohenschwangau Castle. It was renamed as Neuschwanstein castle just after Ludwig II's death
- The designer of the castle was Christian Jank. He was not even an architect but a theatrical designer.
- In 2012, the Neuschwanstein Castle appeared on a €2 commemorative coin
