Neuschwanstein by qrud

Photography • Landscape • posted on Oct 22, 2008

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Neuschwanstein Castle, royal palace in the Bavarian Alps of Germany, the most famous of three royal palaces built for Louis II of Bavaria. royal palaces: 1 Neuschwanstein, 2 Linderhof, 3 Herrenchiemsee. the Fairy Tale King Ludwig II of Bavaria, is famous for the three fantasy castles he erected in his kingdom during the nineteenth century. The most famous is the Disney-like, neo-Romanesque Schloss Neuschwanstein Castle, while the small Schloss Linderhof is the only palace he actually completed. However, Schloss Herrenchiemsee was intended to surpass all others. Herrenchiemsee was to be King Ludwig’s Versailles complete with a Hall of Mirrors larger than the original. MORE castles King Ludwig Konig II of Bavaria In the 1880s, Ludwig’s plans proceeded undimmed. He planned construction of a new castle on the Falkenstein near Pfronten in the Allgäu, a Byzantine palace in the Graswangtal and a Chinese summer palace in the Tyrol. By 1885, demolition for the beginning of the Falkenstein project was underway, and the road to the site had been graded.

Comments (8)

Levemark

6:04AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

Lovely!

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drace68

6:31AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

H'mm. What sort of postwork did you use to get this effect?

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Digimon

7:10AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

Wonderful!!

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Alz2008

7:12AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

Wonderful capture and castle, Excellent well done..

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TomDart

7:17AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

I also wonder of the postwork..this is truly a fantasy appearing scene. Thanks for this photo and information.

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kimariehere

8:34AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

such a beautiful castle almost looked like a drawing to me from the thumb!!! WOW what a grand and beautiful place!!!!

MrsLubner

10:30AM | Wed, 22 October 2008

Oh, this is a fantasy castle! The way it towers above all else with the allure of magic is spectacular! You have really brought out the best with this photo.

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