STRUCTURE Neuschwanstein castle started construction on September 5

STRUCTURE Neuschwanstein castle started construction on September 5, 1869. the architectural style is Romanesque Revival, Neuschwanstein Castle is located in Hohenschwangau, Germany. Neuschwansteins purpose was for the king Ludwig II of Bavaria. Neuschwanstein is 213 feet. tall, Neuschwanstein’s elevation is 3, 087 feet. Neuschwansteins current uses are for a tourist attraction since king Ludwig II died, he died on June 13, 1886 in Lake Starnberg, Germany, he was born on August 25, 1845 in Munich, Germany. the architects are: Eduard Riedel, Georg Von Dollmann, Julius Hofmann, Christian Jank, & Ludwig II. Neuschwanstein castle costs $38. 6 million dollars. Neuschwanstein’s materials were brick, light colored limestone, & cement. Neuschwanstein was finished in 1886.

ARCHITECT Eduard Riedel was born on February 1, 1813 in Bayreuth. He started to study architecture in Bayreuth then he graduated in Munich, the Bavarian capital, in 1834. Eduard’s first project was the supervision of the new development of the Ludwigstraße Damenstift in Munich (pronounced like this : lood-wig-strassa. ) This was followed by the residence and palace garden for King Otto of Greece in Athens, where he was court architect until he returned to Munich in 1850. Here he completed the propylaea jointly with Leo Von Klenze. From 1852 to 1857, Eduard was a professor at the polytendic institute. In 1853 he was appointed superintendent of the royal building authorities and in 1872 he became the leading court architect. Some more of Eduard’s projects were: Wolfram Von Eschenbach & the Wolframs-Eschenbach. Eduard Riedel died on August 24, 1885 in Starnberg, Germany. http: //www. medalnet. net/images/colonial/riedel. jpg

Interesting Facts 1. Neuschwanstein means “New Swan Stone Castle”, and is located in Hohenschwangau, Germany. 2. Neuschwanstein Castle was named after “Swan Knight”, who was the favorite composer of Ludwig II. 3. Neuschwanstein has 360 rooms, with art work in each room. 4. Its architectural style is Romanesque Revival. 5. Construction lasted for 16 years, from September 1869 - circa 1886. 6. Ludwig II died before the construction finished, but he lived there for 3 months. 7. Neuschwanstein has a cave room. 8. King Ludwig II’s family had him declared insane to stop his spending on the castle. 9. Ludwig II died mysteriously just 3 days after being institutionalized. His death was never investigated, and was attributed to drowning, though no

INNOVATIONS The builders of Neuschwanstein used the latest innovations to ensure that the king had the most up-to-date technology. According to the Neuschwanstein web site, the building had hot air central heating and every floor had running water. The kitchen had both cold and hot water, and the castle's toilets were among the first with an automatic flushing system. Even the construction was done with state-of-theart tools. Steam engines drove the cranes used to build the castle and steel construction was the basis of the Throne Room. https: //s-media-cache-ak 0. pinimg. com/236 x/a 1/d 9/20/a 1 d 92005 a 4 d 063 f 1 e 59 f 9875 a 41 a 203 e. jpg https: //s-media-cache-ak 0. pinimg. com/236 x/eb/5 a/bc/eb 5 abc 917 a 933 e 3 bfd 66 e 547 dbb 4621 c. jpg

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