By: Cooper
Neuschwonstein is said to be the most beautiful castle in the world. So beautiful, they say Walter Disney used it to design the castle in Disneyland. We visited it because my dad had a poster of it in his bedroom when he was a kid and he always wanted to visit it because he thought it was beautiful. The constuction of the castle is what interested me the most.
Construction of the castle took a behmoth amount of time! In 1869 the foundation stone was put down and by 1872 it's cellar was finished. In 1876 the gatehouse was finished and so was everything else on the first floor. In the early 1880's construction was finished so Ludwing could finally move in and watch the ongoing construction. I learned there were steam cranes that they used as well as scaffolding for lifting stone to the construction site.
Nearly 300 people worked on the castle in the 1880's and now that many or more still work to keep the castle working properly. They say almost 6,000 tourists visit the castle every day in the summer. I'm glad I got to see it with my dad. He was amazed at how big and fancy it was. If you want to see it, here's a link wher I got some of my info. You can read more about it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuschwanstein_Castle
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