Here is the brochure for the castle, they have a much better picture than I could take. King Ludwig II began building the castle in 1869. He saw it as a monument to medieval culture and kingship, which he revered and wanted to imitate. It was built and furnished in medieval styles but equipped with all the latest technology, at the time. It was never finished because he spent too much money on it, went crazy and died.
The castle from the parking lot below.
This is the Hohenschwangau castle on the next hill. It belonged to King Maximilian II, father of Ludwig II. His son decided to build a bigger more beautiful castle. Ludwig's castle is very ornate and much larger.
It is very tall. I think they said there were 630 stairs on the tour.
Side view of the castle
A, D and L waiting to go inside the castle.
Mary's Bridge seen from the Castle window. From the bridge you get a good view of the castle.
View of the Castle from windows.This is a model of the castle in one of the rooms. It was the only thing we could take pictures of inside the castle.
It is a hike up to the top. We rode a bus up most of the way, but still had to walk some. We must have spent too much time inside, the buses had stopped running and we had to walk down.
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