Neuschwanstein Castle
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A 19th-century historicist palace in Bavaria, Germany.
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Neuschwanstein Castle
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Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century historicist palace in Schwangau, Bavaria, on a rugged Alpine foothill near the Austrian border. Commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria as a private retreat and in honour of Richard Wagner, it was built from 1869 to 1892 in the Neo-Romanesque style. It opened to the public shortly after Ludwig’s death in 1886 and has been part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2025.
- Location
- Schwangau, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany
- Construction
- Built between 1869 and 1892
- Commissioned by
- King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Sources and credits
Sources and credits
- Article
- Neuschwanstein Castle (English Wikipedia)
- Wikidata
- Q4152
- Text
- Card text is adapted from the English Wikipedia article by an automated summary. Wikipedia content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for its contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Article history and contributors
- Illustration
- By Thomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de. CC BY-SA 3.0 de · File page on Wikimedia CommonsThomas Wolf, www.foto-tw.de, Own workModifications: Resized and converted to WebP
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