Neuschwanstein Castle

 

Neuschwanstein Castle was started in 1869 and designed by Christian Jank, a theater set painter.

The castle was built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. In an 1868 letter to Wagner (the German composer Richard Wagner), he described the castle as “a worthy temple for the divine friend who has brought salvation and true blessing to the world.”

The tragic part is that the castle cost 6.2 million gold marks (about $300 million in today’s gold value), almost twice what was planned, and King Ludwig’s debts reached 14 million marks (about $670 million).

In the end, in June 1886, King Ludwig was declared insane and arrested in his bedroom at Neuschwanstein. The next day, he was found dead in Lake Starnberg along with his doctor.

Even today, no one fully knows why they died.

Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria (AH image)

 

Burg Eltz, Germany

 

Lüdinghausen, Germany🇩🇪

 

Wäscherburg, one of the smallest German castles

 

Wäscherburg, one of the smallest German castles. Trapezoid walls 13th century, the half-timbered house 15th century.

Eltz Castle, Germany

 

Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany

 

Eltz Castle located in Wierschem, Germany

 

Schwerin Castle, Germany

 

Cochem, Germany

 

Walhalla, Monument in Donaustauf, Germany

 Walhalla, Monument in Donaustauf, Germany 

The Walhalla is a neoclassical monument in Donaustauf, Germany, built by King Ludwig I of Bavaria between 1830 and 1842 to honor distinguished figures from German and European history. 

Designed by architect Leo von Klenze to resemble the Parthenon in Athens, it features busts and plaques of notable individuals from politics, science, art, and military matters.

Schloss Braunfels

 

ltz Castle, Germany

ltz Castle, Germany

Sigmaringen Castle, Germany

 Sigmaringen Castle, Germany

Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria,Germany.

 Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria,Germany.

This enchanting castle built in the 19th century, called the castle of fairyland.

Marksburg Castle, Germany

 Marksburg Castle, Germany

Eltz Castle

Eltz Castle, one of the few castles on the left bank of the Rhine

Veste Wachsenburg

Замок Ваксенбург (Veste Wachsenburg) — замок в Амт-Ваксенбурге (Amt Wachsenburg) в Ильм-Крайсе (Ilm-Kreis), Тюрингия (Thuringia), Германия. Это один из Drei Gleichen, трех замков на вершине холма к востоку от Готы (Gotha). Первоначально он был построен в 10 веке.

Замок был капитально перестроен в 17 и 19 веках. В хорошо сохранившемся замке сейчас находится музей, гостиница и ресторан. Он был построен монастырем Херсфельд (Hersfeld). Глубина замка составляет примерно 93 метра (305 футов).

Фотограф: Robert DIcon