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Castle Neuschwanstein

Is a castle in
German that is located near the cities and Hohenschwangau Füssen, in the southwest of Bavaria, a few tens of kilometers of the borde with Austria. Next to German Alps.
This castle is made of wood,bricks,concrete and stones.The Castle is one of three that King Ludwig II of Bayern built.The architecture of the castle has a wonderful style, which served as inspiration for "Cinderella's castle," symbol of the Disney studios.
The construction started in 1869 and ended in June,13th, 1886(the day when the king was died).Is one of the most popular European tourist destinations, in addition to also be considered the "postcard" that country. It was built by Louis II of Bavaria in the nineteenth century, inspired by the work of his friend and protected, the great composer Richard Wagner.

Four curiosities:the Hall of the Throne has no throne; this because Louis II died before the throne be complete, and so it is more put in place. One of the halls of the castle plays, very realistic way, a cave with many stalactites and stalagmites, which has a cascade during the reign of Louis II.This castle served as a model in anime Knights of the Zodiac (Saint Seiya) and the castle of the Greek god of the underworld, Hades
.In 2007, he was finalist in the selection of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World.