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Nice image btw :) Should this article not be renamed "Neuschwanstein Castle", or is that name never used, even amongst English speakers? I'm thinking of Heidelberg Castle by comparison...Stevage 08:26, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
isin't there a simpson episode where grandpa simpson is in the war & is in this castle stealing all these paintings (when he was part of that clan).....would this be what the episode is depicting(or playing with) as in this actual castle...? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 144.132.14.180 (talk) 10:10, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Many other items, such as gold snuff boxes, antique jewelry, furniture, and famous paintings (all stolen), were also stored at the castle. They were destined for Adolf Hitler's personal collection.
Was A. H. a pickpocket? I have never heard about this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.159.185.18 (talk) 12:50, 12 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I realize your question is very old, but yes, Hitler was a pickpocket on a world scale. He stole loads of famous artworks intending them to be for his personal use, or gifts to his closest adherents.67.189.148.191 (talk) 11:53, 27 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]
To small, terrible artice, must be instantly deleted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abyab (talk • contribs) 18:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC).[reply]
Why not keep the info about the spelling reform? That info is interesting, true, and trivial enough to belong in the trivia section. It is better to add more info to an article than to delete it. Please, before you delete it again, give me your reason here. Reywas92 19:30, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good point, but who says it has to go everywhere? Reywas92 21:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Is there some for the purported copyright on the interior of the castle? As far as I know, an interior is not a copyrightable work in any nation. I think this claim needs to be supported or removed. Swillden 15:39, 9 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I wonder whether the extensive list of trivia actually enhances this article, or detracts from it. I should be interested in others' thoughts. KJP1 08:46, 10 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I'm a tour guide of Neuschwanstein and have been for over 3 years. First of all, I'd like to point out that technically Neuschwanstein is not a castle, only uneducated english speakers call it that. Neuschwanstein is a 19th century palace built in the style of a castle. There is no copyright of the interior, but no photos are allowed inside due to time constraints and souvenir sales. To answer the dungeon question above, no...there is no dungeon as it was built as a palace. --NOFXmike 13:32, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This is all a little pedantic, but its creator called it a castle, and he wasn't an uneducated english speaker. Nor have I ever seen it referred to elsewhere as Neuschwanstein Palace.
Also, why is this article so prone to vandalism? KJP1 (talk) 15:07, 13 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]
This article refers to Neuschwanstein by both castle & palace. The creator of it called it a castle, the literature and website from the Bavarian Palace Department (assuming NOT uneducated English speakers) refer to it as a castle. Quote from the "Idea and History"
"It is my intention to rebuild the old castle ruin of Hohenschwangau near the Pöllat Gorge in the authentic style of the old German knights' castles..." From the Wikipedia article
It does not say build a palace in the style of a castle.
It should be referred to consistently throughout the article - as a castle.Crcorr (talk) 08:47, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
This section has been removed. It had no pertinence at all with the whole article. I also rearranged images. --Attilios (talk) 09:18, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't this the castle that was the inspiration for the Cinderella Castle? If so, shouldnt it be noted? Queerbubbles (talk) 18:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Isn't this the castle that was the inspiration for the Cinderella Castle? If so, shouldnt it be noted? Queerbubbles (talk) 18:17, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Removed. Nice, but must be rewritten as a wikipedia article:
My personal observations and the tour guides' information are as follows:The castle sits atop a hill some 200-300 feet above the village and the white walls reflect the sun beautifully.The castle is reached by a narrow switchback road that leads up to the front gate.It took seventeen years to build the castle.Inside the front gate is a flagstoned courtyard.The kitchen is on the first floor(Erdgeschloss) and has several massive woodburning cookstoves.Continueing toward the back of the castle through many interconnecting rooms,and up three floors one comes to the throne room in the very back of the castle,to the left of the above picture.The back of the castle looks down upon the village.The throne room is wonderfully painted and frescoed with Christian motifs,including Angels on the ceiling.There is no throne,only a raised dais at one end of the room,as the King was removed from power before one could be made.The reason the Kings death is mysterious is that even though he was an excellent swimmer,he was found drowned in the lake that can be seen from the windows of the throne room.Through several more interconnecting rooms is the Kings personal bedroom.It is quite small but contains a fabulously carved bedstead that overarches the matress.Woodcarvers worked on that bed for two years.The circular towers in the outside walls as seen in above picture are circular stairwells.The castle has forced air central heating,with the coal fired furnace in the basement.We came out into the courtyard and the tour guide told us that the tour did not include the other 360 (three hundred fifty six)rooms.I didn't think to ask if the castle has a dungeon.
Buildings are categorized by style too. Is this castle Gothic Revival? – Alensha talk 16:40, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I watched the mini series Wagner recently. It was entertaining but full of historical inaccuracies. There is a scene where Richard Burton, playing the role of Richard Wagner, is lying in bed in Neuschwanstein and is awakened by the sound of a haunting trumpet fanfare (from Lohengrin). As Wagner (Burton) walks around several of the castle's rooms, murals depicting scenes from Germanic legends (presumably related to his operas), are shown. I believe such murals exist within the palace. Question; although the complex was not completed until three years after Wagner's death, does anyone have any information whether he was a guest of Ludwig II's at the complex during it's construction? Thanks. Dr. Dan (talk) 18:29, 8 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]
While working on the article I will keep a time line here, since some threads are intertwined both temporally and logically, making things a bit tricky.
Hans Adler 19:54, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
In 2006, this article was described, rather illiterately, thus; "To small, terrible artice, must be instantly deleted". It's now fantastic; interesting, informative and beautifully illustrated. All hail to Hans.
KJP1 (talk) 20:00, 8 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
This is an interesting, well-presented article. I am however concerned about the "most photographed building in Germany" in the lead. The problem with such statements is that they tend to be copied and recopied all over the internet until the claim appears to be a fact. I would argue that there are other buildings in Germany, especially in Berlin, which attract just as many photographers. But no one bothers to stand around counting the people with cameras. The other problem is that there is no reference to Neuschwanstein's popularity with photographers in the article itself.
I therefore suggest that if you want to keep this in, you should say something like "widely claimed to be Germany's most photographed building" (with a valid reference of course) and then expand on it in the body of the article. The alternative it to simply leave it out. Ipigott (talk) 11:26, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
How much would it be valued at current currency rates ?
Supercars (talk) 19:31, 21 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]
It's perfect:
— Preceding unsigned comment added by Futbol vic (talk • contribs) 02:15, 6 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Why not the one from the German article?
The current picture is a nice shot, but the scaffolding obscures many details of the building.
Stefanmuc (talk) 13:24, 16 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Ludwig was planing to build a new castle, castle Falkenstein, he die befor he can build it. Here is a picture.
Why is this not in the article? -- J-bay (talk) 12:14, 13 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Why is there no mention in this entry on Neuschwanstein about the Tristan and Isolde legend, and the artwork from that story in the Bedroom? It seems like Wagner's opera was performed there from my memory of the tour through the castle, but maybe the tour guide was winging it, or my memory is not as good as it used to be. Here is documentation on the artwork but I have nothing but a memory about the opera performance.
http://www.neuschwanstein.de/englisch/idea/sagas/tristan.htm — Preceding unsigned comment added by Metapunk (talk • contribs) 03:57, 6 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I think Ludwig planned to use the Saengersaal on the top floor for staging operas...but it never happened. I have a guidebook at home and will check if it has anything to say on this. The German-language entry for Neuschwanstein on Wikipedia says that the first staging here took place only in 1933, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Wagner's death. Drow69 (talk) 15:46, 24 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
can we have a map like Hohenzollern_Castle
thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 118.93.14.29 (talk) 07:13, 25 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]
There is no collection of world's Gothic clocks photos on Big Ben's article page, there is no gallery of towers on the Eiffel tower page, there is no modern skyscraper gallery on the Empire State Building page. Likewise there will NOT be a gallery of other castles in this Neuschwanstein page.
The fact that a group of buildings are of similar type, that alone is not sufficient reason to splatter pages with plug-photos of other buildings that have no relation other than façade similarity. The WRITTEN part about other similar structures has direct links to other castles and that is more than enough! Loginnigol (talk) 11:33, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I have a painting of the castle that was brought to the United States by my father in 1953-54.I would like to find out who the artist is. The frame appears to be the original and can be compared to several frame styles of the late 1930's to early 1940's.An inscription on the back of the frame reads kunstmaler czizmo gmund/leg mangfalls? If anyone has any information on this, I would like very much to find the history of the painting. The initials on the bottom of the painting are A E. There is appears to be a letter at the beginning of the initials that may be an "H" but not positive. Please help find the history of the painting! Thank you for your cooperation and information! Michael Pruitt Oklahoma USA — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:5B0:24FF:CF0:0:0:0:38 (talk) 18:16, 31 May 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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The article on Sleeping Beauty Castle reads that the structure was inspired by Château d'Ussé in France. There's a disconnect somewhere.--Jim in Georgia Contribs Talk 01:06, 26 March 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Hi, I think this article should be renamed "Schloss Neuschwanstein". For a number of reasons:
Input welcome! I'll leave this open for opinions for two weeks. Cheers, Horst-schlaemma (talk) 10:04, 16 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
The opening paragraph of the lede ends with:
There's something out-of-place about that, especially in the lede, and particularly the "rather than". It suggests that maybe there has been a controversy over how Ludwig paid for the castle, and that in the past he was perhaps blamed for using public funds. I'd suggest two changes:
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