Neuschwanstein Castle
Landmark
A fairy-tale castle on a rock in the Bavarian Alps.
King Ludwig II of Bavaria had Neuschwanstein built from 1869, high on a rock in the Alps. He wanted a castle like the ones in old legends, as a place to be alone.
It was never finished. The king died in 1886, having lived there for only 172 days. A few weeks later the castle was opened to visitors, and they have been coming ever since.
- building began
- 1869
- days the king lived there
- 172
- rooms were planned
- 200+
- 1
It was the model for the castle in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.
- 2
It looks medieval, but it had central heating, running water and a telephone.
- 3
Only about fifteen of the rooms were ever finished.
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