The castle of Neuschwanstein (The new Swan stone) located in Bavaria, built under the orders of Louis II "The Mad King". Its original name was New Hohenschwangau castle, in honor of the castle where the king spent much of his childhood. The name was changed after the king's death.
Neuschwanstein Castle was built at a time when castles and fortresses were no longer strategically necessary. He was born in the imagination of Louis II as a pure romantic fantasy of an idealized medieval castle. The castle is a composition of towers and walls intended to harmonize with the mountains and lakes. It is located on the Pöllat gorge in the Bavarian Alps and stands on the Hohenschwangau castle and the Alpsee and Schwan lakes.
The ambitious project of Louis II of Bavaria began to take shape in 1869, interestingly the design of the castle was commissioned to a tetral set designer, according to the ideas of the king, projected a space more aesthetic than functional.
Disregarding the medieval aspect of the castle, it included advanced modernities for the time. It had central hot air heating, electric light, hot and cold running water, automatic drains and even a telephone line.
Did you know: Walt Disney was inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle for the story of Sleeping Beauty.
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