Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn], Inglis: New Swanstone Castle) is a 19t-century Romanesque Revival pailace on a rugged hill abuin the veelage o Hohenschwangau near Füssen in soothwast Bavarie, Germany. The palace wis commissioned bi Ludwig II o Bavarie as a retreat an as an homage tae Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace oot o his personal fortun an bi means o extensive borrowin, nae wi Bavarie public funds (see belaw).
| Neuschwanstein Castle | |
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| General information | |
| Airchitectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| Location | Schwangau, Germany |
| Biggin stairtit | 5 September 1869 |
| Completit | c. 1892 (unfinished) |
| Awner | Bavarie Palace Depairtment |
| Design an construction | |
| Airchitect | Eduard Riedel |
| Ceevil ingineer | Eduard Riedel, Georg von Dollmann, Julius Hofmann |
| Ither designers | Ludwig II, Christian Jank |
The palace wis intendit as a personal refuge for the reclusive keeng, but it was opened tae the payin public immediately efter his daith in 1886.[1] Syne then ower 60 million fowk hae veesitit Neuschwanstein Castle.[2] Mair nor 1.3 million fowk veesit annually, wi up tae 6,000 per day in the simmer.[3] The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty's Castle[4] an later, seemilar structurs.