Castle Neuschwanenstein
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Melissa Sabrina Mosko
Period 2
Ms. Delgado, English
Table of Contents
Introduction page 1
Location page 2
Constructions page 2-3
The Interior page 3
Disneyland page 4
Source list page 5
Castle Neuschwanstein is a global symbol for the era of Romanticism and one of the
most popular destinations in Europe.
It is located in the German state Bavaria and with 1.6 million visitors per year one of the
mostly visited castles in the world.
In the following report I’m going to tell about the history and the meaning of the castle
nowadays.
Castle Neuschwanstein is one of the three castles that were built by Ludwig ll, who was
King of Bavaria from 1864 until 1886, in 1868 and has been opened to the public seven
weeks after his death in 1886.
The king lived just a few months in the then not completely built castle.
The castle, although it was built at the end of the 19th century, looks like a knight’s castle
of the middle age and is often also called fairy – tale castle.
Ludwig ll was famous for his affection for art, poetry and music and wanted to
implement his little dream world through castle Neuschwanstein.
The shy king had built the castle in order to withdraw from public life.
Location
Castle Neuschwanstein rises from the Bavarian Alps in Germany. It’s about 2 hours by
car west from Munich, the capital of the German state Bavaria, 3 hours by train,
and lies in the mountains above the village Hohenschwangau.
There visitors will find the “Ticket center of Hohenschwangau” for a guided tour,
the only way to tour the castle, and have the
Melissa Sabrina Mosko
Period 2
Ms. Delgado, English
Table of Contents
Introduction page 1
Location page 2
Constructions page 2-3
The Interior page 3
Disneyland page 4
Source list page 5
Castle Neuschwanstein is a global symbol for the era of Romanticism and one of the
most popular destinations in Europe.
It is located in the German state Bavaria and with 1.6 million visitors per year one of the
mostly visited castles in the world.
In the following report I’m going to tell about the history and the meaning of the castle
nowadays.
Castle Neuschwanstein is one of the three castles that were built by Ludwig ll, who was
King of Bavaria from 1864 until 1886, in 1868 and has been opened to the public seven
weeks after his death in 1886.
The king lived just a few months in the then not completely built castle.
The castle, although it was built at the end of the 19th century, looks like a knight’s castle
of the middle age and is often also called fairy – tale castle.
Ludwig ll was famous for his affection for art, poetry and music and wanted to
implement his little dream world through castle Neuschwanstein.
The shy king had built the castle in order to withdraw from public life.
Location
Castle Neuschwanstein rises from the Bavarian Alps in Germany. It’s about 2 hours by
car west from Munich, the capital of the German state Bavaria, 3 hours by train,
and lies in the mountains above the village Hohenschwangau.
There visitors will find the “Ticket center of Hohenschwangau” for a guided tour,
the only way to tour the castle, and have the