The “fairy tale king” Ludwig II built Neuschwanstein castle remains the biggest tourist attraction in Bavaria. Popular with visitors destinations in Bayreuth and Munich.
With around 1.5 million guests in the year 2018, the fairy tale was the castle in the Allgäu once again the most popular destination in Bavaria. The Ministry of Finance announced on Monday in Munich. A total of more than five million visitors have visited in the past year, the state-owned palaces, castles and residences in Bavaria, an increase of 5.1 percent.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleA castle as a myth
Built on a rock in Hohenschwangau, Neuschwanstein has become the epitome of the ideal castle. The king of Bavaria, Ludwig II ordered the building in 1869 – 1886, following the model of a medieval knight’s castle build.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleA refuge for a sensitive Regents
At the age of 18, Ludwig II became king of Bavaria. In front of the strict court ceremonial, and the political intrigues of the young Monarch took refuge in the music and in his fantastic plans. The location for this fairy-tale in Hohenschwangau, he knew the castle since his Childhood.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleChildhood dreams
Across from Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, the castle is situated. It was the summer residence of the Bavarian Royal family. Ludwig and his brother Otto spent her Childhood. The neo-Gothic building with three round towers shaped may be the architectural preferences of Louis. Like Neuschwanstein castle much later, in 1955, the model for Disney’s sleeping beauty castle was.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleOf legendary
As a big Fan of the composer Richard Wagner, Ludwig II. was fond of the Opera scenarios fed from Germanic heroic legends. For the first drafts of Neuschwanstein (figure of 1869) he hired the theater painter Christian Jank, who had co-designed the stage set of the Wagner Opera “Lohengrin”.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleSpaces with stories
Like the Wagner operas every room of myths and heroes told. The largest room in the castle, the singers ‘ hall (photo), with decorations from “Lohengrin” and “Parsifal”. On the front side of a stage, but it was never recorded. Of Ludwig’s planned 200 rooms in the castle are only 14 fully completed.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleThe King’s Bedchamber
Ludwig’s bed is decorated with a filigree carving. Four years, the Carver should have worked on it. Motives of the love tragedy “Tristan and Isolde” cover the walls. 12. June 1886 was incapacitated Ludwig II and here. The day after they found him and his doctor dead in the Starnberger see. The cause of death is currently unclear.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleArtificial Grotto
According to the model of a limestone cave created by the stage designer August Dirigl this cave in the castle of Neuschwanstein. They can be colour-lit, and even had originally a real waterfall. Model was the cave in the Hörselberg mountain from the Tannhäuser.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleThe throne room without a throne
Inspired by the Munich all saints Church and the Byzantine churches like the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the throne is decorated ballroom. With columns in Ludwig’s favorite color is Blue and a mosaic floor made up of two million Parts. Only after the mysterious death of the king of the space was finished, but the throne has never been established.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castleIcon in the style of historicism
Many believe that Neuschwanstein castle is a typical medieval castle. In fact, the castle is a freely interpreted replica of historical buildings such as the Wartburg castle in Thuringia. The architecture style was later referred to as historicism. The castle was already a few weeks after the tragic end of the fairy-tale king, an attraction for the Curious.
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Ten reasons for Neuschwanstein castlePhoto-stop at the marienbrücke bridge
To date, 60 million of Neuschwanstein were counted visitors. In the process, Ludwig wanted to stay in his castle, prefer to be alone. The bridge over the Pöllatschlucht is today the most popular photo stop for tourists. But Ludwig loved this view, especially in the evening, when his castle of candles lit over the countryside hovered.
Many of the visitors also saw the other Ludwig castles. After Linderhof 437.000, according to Herrenchiemsee more than 371.000 people came.
New Highlight in Bayreuth
A great magnet for visitors was the re-opened margravial Opera house in Bayreuth. After extensive restoration of this unique Monument of Baroque theatre culture and UNESCO shines as a world heritage site back to its original colour and splendour.
Margravial Opera house in Bayreuth
The Königsbaus of the residence in Munich was opened in 2018, a special Highlight in the heart of the Bavarian capital. In 21 newly built exhibition, the riches of the porcelain and silver chambers and the miniature painting events from four centuries of Bavarian story – telling spaces. “The castles in the administration proved that it has a significant role in the German cultural institutions and a major contribution to the Bavarian tourism boom is doing,” said Bavaria’s Finance and home Minister Albert Füracker.
Munich Residenz
Highlights of 2019
With a special program, the New residence of Bamberg beckons this year. 28. June will open the special exhibition “your Majesties, the king of children, the constitutional fathers”. Up to the 22. September, the Exhibition spans an arc from the secularization at the beginning of the 19th century. Century until the adoption of the Bamberg Constitution on 12. August 1919.
The most beautiful building site in Bavaria
It also marks the anniversary of the 5. September the laying of the Foundation stone of Neuschwanstein to 150. Time. To do this, the anniversary of Bavaria’s tourist Hotspot, no 1, equipped with an all-round renewal. For around 20 million euros. It is the first comprehensive renovation since the construction of the castle 150 years ago. But fear not: About two-thirds of the castle are still open for groups of visitors, which resulted in 5-minute intervals through the castle.
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