Neuschwanstein Castle

Neuschwanstein Castle (German: [Schloss Neuschwanstein] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help), pronounced [ˈʃlɔs nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn], Southern Bavarian: Schloss Neischwanstoa), which translates as New Swan Stone Castle, is a Romanesque palace that was made in the 19th century by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. The palace is in Bavaria in southern Germany. It is one of the most famous sites among tourists.

Neuschwanstein Castle
Castle_Neuschwanstein.jpg Neuschwanstein Castle in July 2013
General information
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
Location	Hohenschwangau, Germany
Coordinates	47°33′27″N 10°44′58″E
Construction started	5 September 1869
Completed	c. 1886 (opened)
Design and construction
Owner	Bavarian Palace Department
Architect	Eduard Riedel
Civil engineer	Eduard Riedel, Georg von Dollmann, Julius Hofmann
Other designers	Ludwig II, Christian Jank

Neuschwanstein Castle Media

• Forggensee HQ.jpg

  A northward view of Neuschwanstein Castle from Mount Säuling *(2,047 m or 6,716 ft) on the border between Bavaria and Tyrol: Schwangau between large Forggensee reservoir (1952) and Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein palaces

• Neuschwanstein-projet.jpg

  Neuschwanstein project drawing (Christian Jank 1869)

• Johannes Bernhard Neuschwanstein Baustelle 1882-85 (01).jpg

  Neuschwanstein under construction: Bower still missing, Rectangular Tower under construction (photograph c. 1882–85)

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  Neuschwanstein under construction: upper courtyard (photograph c. 1886)

• Neuschwanstein1886 2.jpg

  Schloss Neuschwanstein

• Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print rotated.jpg

  Neuschwanstein front façade and surroundings (photochrom print, c. 1900)

• Schloss Berg - Postcard.jpg

  A 1901 postcard of Berg Castle

• Adolf Hitler - Schloss Neuschwanstein.jpg

  A painting of the castle by Adolf Hitler, 1914

• Monuments Men recovering stolen art from the castle, 1945

• East view of Neuschwanstein Castle