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 ...

Ludwig II of Bavaria, more commonly known by his nicknames the Swan King or the Dream King ... ornate architectural schemes imaginable - the castle of Neuschwanstein and the palaces of Linderhof ...