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1. Neuschwanstein castle

Posted by ManuelaR (Hainburg, Germany) on 12 May 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture.

Neuschwanstein castle - Summer 2007

Have a look at Linderhof castle and Hohenschwangau castle previously posted.

"Neuschwanstein Castle, lit. New Swan Stone palace, is a 19th-century Bavarian palace. Located on a mountain top in Germany, near Hohenschwangau and Füssen in southwest Bavaria, the palace was built by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner, the King's inspiring muse. Although public photography of the interior is not permitted, it is the most photographed building in Germany and is one of the country's most popular tourist destinations.

Ludwig did not allow visitors to his castles, but since its opening in 1886, over 50 million people have visited the Neuschwanstein Castle. About 1.3 million people visit annually, with up to 6,000 per day in the summer. The palace has appeared in movies several times, and was the inspiration for the Cinderella and the Sleeping Beauty fairytale castles in several establishments of Disneyland.

Neuschwanstein is a contemporary of the slightly older Portuguese Pena Palace in Sintra, sometimes referred to as 'the Portuguese Neuschwanstein' (ca. 1840)." - source: wikipedia
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Canon EOS 400D
1/125 second
F/25.0
ISO 200
170 mm