Weekly Photo Challenge – Neuschwanstein Castle
On our vacation trip in Germany, we visited the Neuschwanstein Castle. We ascended the castle on horse-drawn carriage. We were given a shot of vodka and a wool blanket on our laps before ascending.
The Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival Palace on a rugged hill top above the village of Hohenschwangau with an elevation of 800 m (2,620 ft) in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The fairytale castle was commissioned by King Ludwig II as a retreat and a homage to the king’s favorite composer Richard Wagner.
The construction began in 1869. The estimation for completion was 3 years. In 1884, the King finally moved in, but the palace was still not completed. He only stayed in the palace for 11 nights before his death in 1886.
Had it been completed, the palace would have had more than 200 interior rooms, no more than about 15 rooms and halls were finished. The largest room is the Hall of the Singers, followed by the Throne Hall.
The Hall of Singers was decorated with scenes from Wagner’s opera, which is based on German mythology Lohengrin, the ‘Swan Knight’. Richard Wagner died in 1883 and had never seen the completed castle. The first performance in the Hall of the Singers took place in 1933: A concert commemorating the 50th anniversary of Richard Wagner’s death.
Walt Disney was so inspired by the fairytale architecture of Neuschwanstein that he used it to create Cinderella’s castle in the 1950 animated film, and the Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland.
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I was there. Nice post
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Wonderful to know that, Kelly. Even though there are only 7 finished rooms, there are a lot to see in each room!
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Miriam, thank you so much for this post! I love this Castle! We worked this Castle as a jigsaw puzzle!
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Happy New Year to you, Chuck. I’m glad we’re supportive of each other. Let’s continue to do it! ☺😊
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Thanks!!! I will look forward to that!!!
Chuck
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You’re welcome! Have a great New Year!
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Lovely photos, Miriam! I liked the history you included – I learned something!
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Thank you for your comment, Teresa! There are so many vacation trips I wanted to write about, but sometimes I don’t even remember the names of the places visited. I had to look up the itineraries and track our visits. I ended up doing some research. I made several posts with some historical background as the results!
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Doesn’t Germany have wonderful walk ways and the castles…we lived in Stuttgart for 3 yrs. I loved every moment. We toured this castle also.
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I love visiting the castles. So much history and culture. I’m sure you had a great time touring this castle. Thank you for your comment, Sherry!
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Our son was born over there in 81. I loved the way the families walked just about everyday and got just the food they needed for that day. We meet a lot of nice people.
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I like that way of life. I was raised in Hong Kong. That was what my mom did, went to the market for every meal. We walked a lot also. Now I’m in U.S., too far to walk to anywhere. Walking becomes an effort to exercise, not a daily life. Good to know a little bit about your life, Sherry!
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Nice getting to know you too. I know what you mean I live 15 miles to town. My roads are very hilly but are good for exercise, not for walking to town, lol Hong Kong, would love to see that.
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There is hill with tiers of housing behind my house. I like to walk to the top, make a loop and come down on the other side. I like to look at how other homes landscape their front yards also.
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Any trip that’s starts with either shots of vodka or horse and buggy is bound to be an adventure 😂
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Yes, thank you! That was one of the highlights of the trip! There was so much to see in each room, but had to catch up with the tour! 🙂
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I like the horse carriage, and the whole place
It’s beautiful.
Thanks for sharing
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You’re welcome. Thank you for your comment, Mahla!😀
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Amazing place, would love to visit it 🙂
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Yes, the rooms have wall to wall and ceiling decorations. Next time I would go on our own instead of join tour and take time to visit.
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Beautiful photos of this storybook castle!
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Yes, thank you. I think the King lived in a fantasy world.
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An incredible looking castle, Miriam.
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I was glad to see this dream castle that inspired Disney. 😀
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Hello Miriam. Stunning photos of fairytale castles!
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Thank you so much, Kim. I think we had two cameras and my iPad going all at once. It bounds to have a couple acceptable photos! I’m glad you like them. I like the photos of your recent post!
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Oh how wonderful and you can definitely see this reflected in Walt Disney’s castle! I hope you and all your family are really well and looking forward to Xmas.. xx
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Thank you so much for your comment. Yes, we’re looking forward to spend Christmas together – and hold my granddaughter!
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Aww – how lovely! Your first Xmas together with your new little miracle! Enjoy xx
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Yes, she is a miracle! We don’t take it for granted. Merry Christmas to you!! xox
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Thanks Miriam. I’ll be spending the day with my 2 gorgeous granddaughters and consider myself to be very lucky indeed! Merry Xmax and I hope your dreams for 2018 come true! xx
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Thank you very much Wendy. Enjoy your gorgeous granddaughters. I do have dreams for 2018. Thank you for your good wishes!! xox
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Wonderful Miriam – life wouldn’t be the same without dreams to aim for! xx
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Thank you, Wendy. Yes, I love to have something to look forward to!! xox
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lovely
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Thank you so much!😊
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It’s beautiful, thanks for sharing.
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You’re welcome, thank you for reading.
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I visited in 2002/3 – King Ludwig’s Castle…? If I remember correctly. I loved the experience then, your post has brought back such fond memories! This is such a beautiful castle, I wish I had the photos from my visit then, sadly not. Can only mean that I have to visit again!
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Thank you!! It’s truly a fairytale castle. I would visit again if I could. Different rooms have different themes and imports from other countries!
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Wow, what an adventure. I love castles, they are beautiful, and amazed at how people lived in them. I couldn’t imagine. Thanks for sharing this with us Miriam :):)
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You’re very welcome, Margaret!! 🙂
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Gorgeous!
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Thank you very much! Melissa!
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Thank you so much. I’m glad you came across this post!
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I visited Neuschwanstein many years ago. Such an intriguing place & seems to appear from nowhere on approach. No Wagner was played while I was there, but can imagine an opera being performed on the vast terrace.🌸
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Yes, audience would be by special invitations! I would like to watch Lohengrin being played there. It would be grand. 🙂
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I hadn’t realized that the facades were so white.
We’re planning to visit ourselves this Spring, but after reading your description, perhaps we should reschedule for the fall. Sipping Vodka under a blanket on the ride up sounds like a delightful way to travel!
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It’s white limestone. We were there in April. I had short sleeves with a warm jacket in that area. Overall spring is a good time to go.
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I’ve been there; it’s wonderful. Wish we’d had the carriage treatment.
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Oh Richard, I’m sure we were charged as the tour package. I haven’t come across such free deal yet, ha.
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I’m glad you got it anyway.
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It’s the vodka that I didn’t expected. I asked what it was, my husband said just take it and it will keep me warm…
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Now the truth comes out!!!! 😉
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Haha, it happened so fast that it didn’t pass my tongue!! 🙂
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🤪
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:-0
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Beautiful x
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Thank you so very much! 🙂
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*sigh*
May I just please live vicariously? hehe! :o)))) Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Haha, like King Ludwig? Sure, why not?
Happy holidays to you and your family!!
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Yes, haha, exactly like his majesty! omg! excellent reference! hugs! 😊
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Who else would live like there’s no tomorrow? He build castle after castle. It’s not just playhouses…!!
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Wow in a carriage!!!!
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Yes, pretty neat!
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