More Neuschwanstein Facts
During the Romantic Era in the early 19th century many castles in Germany were rebuilt romanticising medieval life (Burgenromantik). King Ludwig II of Bavaria was heavily influenced by Richard Wagner's operas about medieval sagas and knights. From an early age Ludwig escaped from the live filled with duties into his dream world of sagas and heroes.
The young king wrote to Richard Wagner: "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, and I must confess to you that I am looking forward very much to living there one day...