Neuschwanstein Castle

1. Origin of the name

1.1. New Swan Stone

1.2. derived from a character from Wagner's Swan Knight

1.3. originally named as New Hohenschwangau Castle

1.3.1. changed to Neuschwanstein after King Ludwig's death

2. Structure/Features

2.1. no throne room

2.2. state of the art technology

2.2.1. every floor has toilet with automatic flushing system

2.2.2. air heating system

2.2.3. water supply from a nearby spring

2.3. a beautiful inner garden

2.4. an artificial cave

2.5. has 14 rooms

2.5.1. each room is majestically devorated

3. interesting facts

3.1. most photographed buildings in the world, even if photography is not permitted inside of the castle.

3.2. Sleeping Beauty Castle’s design in Disneyland was inspired by Neuschwanstein Castle.

3.3. most visited castle in Germany

3.4. one of the most popular tourist destination in the world

4. Location

4.1. Bavaria, Germany

4.2. close to Fussen, popular tourist spot

4.3. on top of a hill in Bavaria Alps

5. History

5.1. built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria

5.1.1. a.k.a "The Fairy Tale King"

5.1.2. an admirer of a composer named Wagner

5.2. built in 19th Century

5.2.1. took 3 years to be built

5.3. designed by Christian Jank

5.3.1. a theatrical designer.