Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle is a very dreamy castle.

Neuschwanstein Castle is a castle located in Germany’s Bavaria, in Europe, built by the German King Ludwig II of Bavaria, and it is a popular filming location and model for fictitious castles.
‘Neuschwanstein’ Castle, which means ‘new swan-on-the-rock’, is also known as ‘New Swan Stone Castle’ in English and ‘Schloss Neuschwanstein’ in German, and it was originally called ‘New Hohenschwangau Castle’.
Neuschwanstein Castle was built on the site of old, crumbling medieval twin castles, as a replacement, and King Ludwig II was hoping that it would only take three years to build.
Neuschwanstein Castle was designed by Eduard Riedel, a German architect, although King Ludwig II had significant input in the design.
Neuschwanstein Castle is a Romanesque Revival styled architectural building, although the castle was first designed in neo-Gothic style.

King Ludwig II lived in Neuschwanstein Castle throughout various stages of its construction, although it is said that he only spent a total of 172 days in it.
The building of Neuschwanstein Castle commenced in late 1869 and ended in 1892, after King Ludwig II’s death in 1886, but the castle was never fully completed.
Neuschwanstein Castle originally had in excess of 200 rooms planned, although only approximately 15 were completely finished.
The original estimate cost of Neuschwanstein Castle was 3.2 million marks, although the actual cost was at least double that, which contributed to the extensive debts of King Ludwig II.
Neuschwanstein Castle was first opened to the public in August 1886, six weeks after King Ludwig II’s death, and is now seen by at least 1.4 million people each year, but it can only be accessed via a guided tour that takes approximately 30 minutes.

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