Neuschwanstein Castle

The Neuschwanstein Castle is one of the most popular and visited castles of Germany. The architectural excellence, well maintenance, and other modern features of the castle make it an important place of visit.

The castle measures 3306 feet and was built in the 19th century. Ludwig II had dedicated this castle to his favorite composer Richard Wagner. Wagner was a pioneer scripter and theater personality. The Neuschwanstein Castle architecture resembles the structures if the Romanesque period. The castle is in Bavaria Alps in Germany. Today, the place has at least a million visitors each year. You will love the place for the beauty of the Alps, the interesting features of the castle, its architecture, and the interior decors. The architecture involves arched portals, pillars, huge arcade windows, towers, and oval ceilings. The only part that is not accessible to the public is the rooms on the second floor of the palace.

The castle originally was constructed as a conventional brick monument. On some portions, the white limestone was used. The windows and the tower were made of marbles.

The Throne Hall of the castle was later added and it had a framework of steel. The two-storey Throne Room adapted the Byzantine Style of décor. The wall painting depicted mythological characters and angels.

Neuschwanstein Castle features

It looks like a fairytale castle and the kids find it an interesting place to visit. This fairytale look of the Germany mansion inspired Walt Disney World’s attraction the Magic Kingdom. This 19th century palace gives the look of a medieval castle that was then equipped with modern technology and facilities. Every floor has toilet facilities, air conditioning, and room heating systems. They were all constructed at a time when no other castles in Germany had any hands on modern technology. The castle is supplied fresh air from a spring situated around 200 meters from the main mansion.

Other prominent features of the garden are the inner garden surrounded by a wall and the artificial cave located within the castle premises. It even has an artificial cave. The14 rooms were completed before the death of Ludwig II. Today, the rooms have art decors, paintings, wall frescos from the 13th and 14th century era.

The other magnificent rooms in the castle include the Throne Room, Ludwig's suite, the Singers’ Hall, and the Grotto. The structure and design of this palace pays tribute to the German legends and composition of Richard Wagner. The walls, decors, and paintings are created out of the opera characters of Swan Knight and Lohengrin. It is said that Ludwig II had spent much of his youth in decorating the place according to these tales and characters. Neuschwanstein, means “The New Swan Castle” got its name from the Swan Knight character. There is also a theater featuring a set of Wagner’s opera play.

This great mansion in Germany offers spectacular landscape views. Positioned in a hill, it over looks the Hohenschwangau valley. The areas surrounding Neuschwanstein mansion too has gained much prominence among the tourists. The famous Romantic Road in Germany also passes by the castle gates. Neuschwanstein also lies close to Fussen town which is another tourist destination.

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