Neuschwanstein Castle is an ancient palace located in southern Germany, near the Hohanschwangao and Fussen in southwest Bavaria, not far from the Austrian border.
Palace name literally means "stone of the new Swan", so named relative to the Swan Knight, to Ohangrin, one of opera figures composer Wagner. It said about the palace as the world's most photographed buildings that have been a one-month Germany landmarks King Ludwig II of Bavaria began building the palace at the end of the nineteenth century, who was known under the name of "Mad King Ludwig". The palace was designed by architect Christian Yank and took 17 years to build. Noishvaanstein Palace is located near the Hohanschwangao Palace, which was built by the father of Ludwig II, King Maximilian II of Bavaria. It was offset Ludwig II of authority before the expiry of the period of the palace building, because it has squandered state funds to build palaces and other unnecessary things, the opinion of his opponents. After his death in a manner not yet known, the palace doors were opened to the public. Many of the masterpieces painted on the walls of the palace, was Astahaiha acts of Wagner, who was Ludwig II Muluaa in him and his work. The only complete decorate 14 rooms of the 360 rooms of the palace and other rooms remained free of any work of art or furniture.
Palace is located on the top of a hill, at an altitude of 200 to 300 meters above the village of the same name. A narrow road leads to high main gate of the palace. There are towers surrounding the palace house circular staircase. The throne room, which in fact does not contain any throne, located at the rear of the palace in the fourth round. King bed building, which is located in Room King took bedrooms, two Santan.o There is a large palace in the inner courtyard.
At the end of the Second World War, was money from the German treasury is stored in the palace to protect it from aerial bombardment of the Allied Powers. This has been carried large amounts of money to another place unknown then, according to one rumor, is said to have been throwing money into the machines nearby lake. It has been saved drawings, furniture and valuable jewelry in the palace also during the duration of the war.
Palace was nominated to be the new seven wonders of the world in July 2007, but did not win.
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