Neuschwanstein is a Castle or more popularly known as the symbol of love. The tragic story of Ludwig II is still as new in the hearts of the people. It is situated at the south of Bavaria, Germany. It lies over the hills above the village of Hohenschwangau near Fussen. The location and the architecture makes this place also considered as the ‘photogenic area’. The project started in 1869 as an attribution to the Castle of Holy Grail.
The two huge magnificent halls of the castle is among the finest dorms. The singers’ hall is the bigger and better version of Wartbug. The galleries are decorated with furnitures and colors of dazzling blue and gold. The architecture reflects the influence of culture. One of the stories also suggests that the place was being made in oreder to pay tribute to Richard Wagner.
After the death of King, more than 60 million people have visited the palace with more than 1.3 million visiting each year. It’s the same castle that has been appeared before the audience as the castle of Beast in ‘Sleeping Beauty’.
The city of Schawangau actually lays at an elevation of nearly 2,620 ft. Alpine Hills surrounds the region. These buildings were renovated in 19th century. The Wagner’s operas Lohengrin and Tannhauser were the last remained representatives of romance. Shapes of Romansque figures, Gothic embellishment and the art n architecture of Byzaintine can be found everywhere on the station. These big palaces were presented another name such as Kitsch. The basic line of the step was being first made by a stranger who was neo-Gothic. Similarly the themes of Opera were also joined from Tanhauser to Lohengrin.
Biblical scenes are depicted on the walls of the Throne room. Similarly an artificial cave, Grotto can be found in between living room and study. It is illuminated by myriad of rich colors and it contains a magnificent waterfall too.
The singer’s hall was inspired by Wagnerian Opera and it includes a painted backdrop and a stage. Performances on small scale occur here now. It is quite popular among the teenagers and kids as they have always prolonged to see a palace. Furthermore it was there in many of Disney movies
