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Neuschwanstein

The closest  thing to a real fairy tale castle.

High on a rocky hill in southern Germany stands one of the most majestic castles in the world,Neuschwanstein.

Its fairy-tale design and beautiful setting make it photographed buildings in the world.

It even inspired Disney's Sleeping Beauty Castle.

King Ludwig II of Bavaria built it as an escape from public life.

The shy king preferred the world of the poetic Middle Ages to the real one.

Soon after becoming king in 1864, Ludwig began to lose himself in his imagination and became obsessed with building castles.

Construction began on Neuschwanstein in 1869.

It was originally supposed to take three years to complete.

Ludwig wanted the castle to be perfect, however, so the huge building was not finished even at Ludwig's death in 1886.

In fact, it's still not completely finished.

King Ludwig was a great admirer and supporter of the world-famous composer Richard Wagner.

Neuschwanstein was built in his honour, and many of its rooms were inspired by Wagner's operas.

The castle's name itself is a reference to the Swan knight, one of Wagner's many characters.

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