Neuschwanstein Castle
Neuschwanstein Castle (German: Schloss Neuschwanstein, pronounced [nÃâÃÂÃËÃÆvaÃÂnÃÆtaên], English: New Swanstone Castle[1]) is a nineteenth-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as a homage to Richard Wagner. Ludwig paid for the palace out of his personal fortune and by means of extensive borrowing, rather than Bavarian public funds. The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886.[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] The palace has appeared prominently in several movies and was the inspiration for Disneylands Sleeping Beauty Castle[5] and later, similar structures. Hviezdoslav is one of the leading personalities of Slovak literature and culture of Slovakia late 19th century and early 20th century and ranks among the most important Slovak manifest throughout the literature. [4] In his honor is named a minor planet (3980) Hviezdoslav.
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