Nestled in the Bavarian Alps at the top of a rugged hill, the castle was commissioned by "mad king" Ludwig II in 1868, and was completed in 1892. It was built as an ode to his favourite composer ...

SCHWANGAU, Germany--Given that King Ludwig II of Bavaria built Neuschwanstein Castle as a place where he could get away from the public and the sycophants who wanted to be near him, he might well ...

It was built for “Mad” King Ludwig II, who announced construction of the castle in a letter to his confidant Richard Wagner. “It is my intention to rebuild the old castle ruin of ...