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Palace of Neuschwanstein
The "Marienbruecke"
Herrenchiemsee Castle
Linderhof Castle
hohenschwangau
 

The fairy-tale king and his castles


The extraordinarily gifted King Ludwig II, King of Bavaria from 1864 to 1886, left behind a magnificent legacy: the royal palaces. They were modelled on the buildings of the French Sun King Louis XIV: a fact that that is strikingly illustrated in Ludwig's royal palaces and parks:


The palaces of Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof are probably among the most important buildings of the eccentric dreamer.