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82Germany’s Most Famous Castle: Schloss Neuschwanstein
Ask a tourist – especially some of my Japanese students when they turn into snap-happy tourists – and they’ll likely tell you that the most famous landmark in Germany is Schloss...
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64Nymphenburg, Munich, Germany
PALACE NYPHEMBURG, MUNICH Another palace of the royal family of Bavaria is Nymphenburg. King Ludwig II was born there. The palace was built by prince-electoral couple Ferdinand Maria and Henriette Adelaide...
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63Hohenschwangau - King Ludwig's Castle
The Hohenschwangau castle is in the south-west of Bavaria in Germany. It was built in 1829 by Crown Prince Maximilian who became King Maximilian II of Bavaria when his father King Ludwig I abdicated. King...
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64Heerenchiemsee - King Ludwig's Palace
Herrenchiemsee palace is made up of several royal buildings on the island of Chiemsee in Bavaria, Germany. The lake is the largest in Bavaria. On the island was first an Augustin monastery which was...
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75Discovering "Mad" King Ludwig in Bavaria
While a tourist in Bavaria, I developed a considerable interest in Ludwig II, or Mad King Ludwig. When I came back home, I read a biography of him and made a speech on Ludwig in speech...
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90Warner Castle
Part of the fun of travel is the surprising discoveries one can make when traveling down back roads and off the beaten track. On a recent trip back to Rochester, New York I came upon just such a discovery...
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69Neuschwanstein - King Ludwig's Castle
NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE AND THE ALPS Neuschwanstein in Bavaria, Germany was built in 19th century by King Ludwig of Bavaria as a retreat and homage to Richard Wagner's opera 'Lohengrin'. It is the most...
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69King Ludwig II of Bavaria
Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria was born on 25 August 1845 in the palace of Nymphenburg in Munich as the first son of King Maximilian II of Bavaria and Queen Marie (a Prussian Princess). He was very...
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60Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-1993) was one of Germany's greatest composer. He wrote the largest work in musical history. He influence 19th century music, especially opera, making his with the introduction of the...
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77Linderhof - King Ludwig's Palace
Linderhof is in the south-west of Bavaria, Germany and the smallest of the palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria. It was the only one Ludwig saw finished. Ludwig used to go there with his father on...
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