King Ludwig II of Bavaria was a wacky guy that was really not into politics. He kind of distanced himself from his responisibilities, and as a patron of Richard Wagner, he had this famous castle built in Wagner’s honor. It was intended to have a glam fantasy feel to it, and certainly pulls it off. Its relatively new, mid 1800’s, and because of this, it stands in excellent condition, as it has been a tourist attraction since it was new. (Ludwig II may or may not have been assassinated by his own government just as the castle neared completion... well actually some of the rooms were never finished!)
I took the first image from Google, since I didn’t have a helicopter to take the picture myself:
Ludwig II, Diane, and Kenny!
View from one of the windows:
You’re not allowed to take pics on the inside... but of course I stole a few anyways. Its not like Im going to post them on the internet or anything.
Each room was done up as a schene from a Wagner opera.
To go along with the fantasy theme of the castle, this creepy cave-like hallway has a secret door! Shelly points to the handle.
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