Unfinished Neuschwanstein Castle Interior

An unfinished masterpiece with bare brick rooms to this day.

Unfinished neuschwanstein castle interior. It is incredible to think that only about 15 rooms were finished by the time of king ludwig ii s death and the cancellation of the project. Schloss neuschwanstein pronounced ˈʃlɔs nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn southern bavarian. Step inside neuschwanstein castle you won t believe the opulence of ludwig ii s fairytale castle this photo gallery takes you on a journey inside neuschwanstein castle and it s interiors will amaze you.

Sleeping beauty s castle is based on the design of the neuschwanstein. Dpa a view of the interior court of the fairy tale like neuschwanstein castle near schwangau southern germany 2 june 2003. Here ludwig ii escaped into a dream world the poetic world of the middle ages.

The castle was not designed for royal representation but as a place of retreat. Building of king ludwig s most famous castle started in 1869 in an altitude of 1000 m. Neuschwanstein castle was never finished.

Simplified versions of the castle s bower and square tower were not completed until 1892 and only about a dozen rooms were ever finished. The interior remains unfinished but what is finished is incredible to see. Construction began in around 1869 but the project was slow moving from the start it was originally planned to take just three years until it ludwig could move in but this quickly slipped to ten then 14 then 16.

King ludwig even inspired disney with his fairy tale design. On the guided tour of neuschwanstein castle s interior you ll have access to the cave like grotto the king s bedroom and the singer s hall among others. Including famous castles crusader castles and cathar castles.

Disney actually saw this castle and used it for the inspiration of one of their popular fairy tale movies. Interior and modern technology neuschwanstein illustrates the ideals and longings of ludwig ii more vividly than any of his other buildings.