Neuschwanstein Castle facts for kids
Neuschwanstein Castle (in German Schloss Neuschwanstein) actually means New Swan Stone Castle. It is a castle that was made in the 19th century by King Ludwig II of Bavaria.
The castle is in south Germany.
The castle was intended as a home for the king, until he died in 1886. It was open to the public shortly after his death.[2] Since then more than 61 million people have visited Neuschwanstein Castle.[3] More than 1.3 million people visit annually, with as many as 6,000 per day in the summer.[4]
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View from location of unrealised chapel along upper courtyard level: Bower (left, with balcony of Elsa von Brabant), palace front, and Knights' House (right), according to Wagner's stage directions for Antwerp Castle in the second act of Lohengrin
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