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Neuschwanstein Castle, Schwangau, Germany
Perched on a densely-wooded hill in southwest Bavaria is Neuschwanstein Castle, or the “castle of the fairytale king.” The Romanesque Revival palace—Disney’s inspiration for Sleeping Beauty’s digs—belonged to King Ludwig II, a reclusive monarch whose master plan was to hole up in a fortress of solitude, distancing himself from the public. Unfortunately for our guy Ludwig, his plan never panned out as he passed in 1885 and the castle wasn’t completed until the following year.
