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Topic: Neuschwanstein
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LA_Maverick
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posted 09-15-2004 08:25 AM
  
That's right! The castle from which the miniature creation of Disney Land has been inspired is "Neuschwanstein" from the southern part of Germany called "Bayern" (usually called Bavaria by foreigners). It is considered to be the most formidable castle by many. It's also got a really outstanding history... as it's been "ordered" by a very controversial king (Louis II), deemed to be mad. You’ve definitely got to check it out if you can!!! |
Merlin
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posted 09-17-2004 03:20 AM
...and its also considered by many to be as far away from a real castle as the Earth is from Mars. |
LA_Maverick
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posted 09-20-2004 06:34 AM
I know that most people are not satisfied with the walk they've got to take to the castle... But what do you actually mean by "real castle"??? |
ipflo
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posted 09-20-2004 12:23 PM
hi,what Merlin means that Neuschwanstein is more a castellated manor or palace and not a castle in the real sense, as it was not built with the same purposes as a 'real' castle for defensive purposes and so on, but with the objective to be on 1:1 stage of a wagner opera, to live a 'dream'. ipflo |
Merlin
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posted 09-28-2004 04:55 AM
To make it short: It's not medieval. |
Marko
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posted 09-28-2004 03:17 PM
But if it sparks your interest for real medieval castles, then its great! |
Maria
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posted 10-01-2004 01:45 PM
Isn't this the place with strange chambers, that look like caves and stuff like that? As far as I remember the ministers were concerned about the king's sanity because of it? |
ipflo
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posted 10-01-2004 08:17 PM
No,Ludwig II has three castles realized: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof and Herrenchiemsee. And Linderhof is the castle with a fake cave. He also wanted to built a another Neuschwanstein: castle Falkenstein; and a Byzantine palace and a Chinese palace. ipflo |
Heyfrito
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posted 04-24-2005 03:02 PM
Actually, the cave room is in Neuschwanstein, as far as I know Linderhof doesn't have a replica cave. |
ipflo
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posted 04-25-2005 02:05 PM
Well we both have right: Linderhof has one in the park and Neuschwanstein in the castle itselfLinderhof: The artificial dripstone cave with its lake and waterfall was modelled on the Hörselberg from the first act of the Wagner opera "Tannhäuser". This natural stage, built in 1876/77 by the landscape sculptor A. Dirigl, was lit by arc lights.
The electricity for this was generated by 24 dynamos in the machine house 100 m away, one of the first electricity works in Bavaria. The grotto features a "royal seat", a Lorelei rock and a gilt boat in the shape of a shell.
http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/linderhof/englisch/park/bauten.htm
http://www.schloesser.bayern.de/linderhof/englisch/park/bild13.htm Neuschwanstein: Between the Salon and the Study is the most unusual room in the castle: the Grotto. When the doors are shut it looks like a natural dripstone cave. In Ludwig II's day a small waterfall and coloured lighting created a romantic atmosphere. A hidden opening in the ceiling enabled him to listen to the music in the Singers' Hall above. The room is an allusion to the Venus Grotto in the Hörselberg near Eisenach. Here Tannhäuser is said to have succumbed to the charms of Venus. This is illustrated in a wall painting in the following room of the castle, the king's Study. Ludwig had a much larger Venus Grotto built in Linderhof Park.
http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english/castle/rooms/grotto.htm
ipflo
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Heyfrito
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posted 04-25-2005 05:09 PM
Ah. Yes, I went to Linderhof in the winter so didn't get a chance to check out the garden very much. |
Merlin
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posted 04-27-2005 05:40 AM
Whoah, I fell my stomach turning itself upside down when I look at these... |
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