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Ludwig did not allow visitors to his castles, but after his death in 1886 the castle is open to the public (in part because of the need to pay the debts incurred Ludwig finance construction) (done). Since then, more than 50 million people have visited the Neuschwanstein Castle . About 1.3 million people visit each year, with a maximum of 6,000 per day in summer. The palace has appeared in several films and was the inspiration for Sleeping Beauty both the castle and Disneyland Hong Kong Disneyland.

The castle is owned by the state of Bavaria, unlike nearby Hohenschwangau Castle, which is owned by the head of the house of Wittelsbach, currently Franz, Duke of Bavaria. The Free State of Bavaria has spent more than € 14.5 million on Neuschwanstein maintenance, renovation and services to visitors since 1990.

Bedroom

Unlike other rooms, the room is richly carved in the neo-Gothic. 14 woodcarvers are said to have worked 4 1 / 2 years to create this piece. The bed of the monarch is crowned by the sculpture on wood and covered with rich draperies Broder.











The Paintings in the gallery:

Paintings illustrate the saga of Parsifal.

Parsifal meets a knight's family on a crusade on Good Friday. It was the king's wish that this painting be unveiled on Good Friday 1884. Gahmuret meets Queen Herzeloide who has proclaimed that a tournament be held, the prize for the winner being the crown and her hand in marriage. Gahmuret is victorious and marries Herzeloide. She is Parsifal's future mother.

King Louis is a patron of the German composer Richard Wagner, and the third floor to reflect the love of Louis of the legend used by Wagner in his opera for Tannhuser, a winter garden and grotto of stalactites, Lohengrin, the great room and the room unfinished Byzantine throne, its vaulted ceiling supported by inlaid stone columns and decorated with stars. The Singers Hall on the fourth floor, with a coffered ceiling, is devoted to the life of Parsifal, the hero of another famous Wagner opera.

The Throne Room was established as the Holy Grail of Parsifal-Hall. It was designed in the development of Byzantine style. It was inspired by the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (now Istanbul), the throne room of 2 storeys with a series of pillars of imitation porphyry and lapis lazuli, was completed during the year of death of the Kings in 1886. The most important object of this room, the throne, is missing.

The entire facade of the castle was covered with slabs of limestone. This material was found in Alterschrofen near Swan Lake (Swansee). The supporting walls were built of brick

King Ludwig II said. "I intend to rebuild the old castle ruins of Hohenschwangau by the Pollat Gorge in the genuine style of the old German Knightly fortresses........the spot is one of the most beautiful that one could ever find. "

Neuschwanstein Castle, royal palace in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, the most famous of the three palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria, sometimes referred to as Mad King Ludwig, who grew up near the castle of Hohenschwangau

Neuschwanstein Castle

Begun in 1869 and left unfinished at the death of Louis in 1886, the castle is the embodiment of 19th century romanticism. In a fantastic imitation of a medieval castle, Neuschwanstein is set with towers and steeples and spectacular is located on a high point over the gorge of the river Pllat.

Neuschwanstein Castle

The construction of the castle was carried out according to a reflecting plane. The castle is equipped with all sorts of technical facilities, which are very modern, if not revolutionary at the time. The water on all floors. The source which supplied the castle with excellent drinking water is located 200 meters above the castle. There were toilets equipped with automatic flushing on every floor. A heating system for hot air throughout the building. A hot water system for kitchen and bathroom.