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Contents 1 Name 2 Simpsons 3 Flaws! 4 Copyrighted Interior 5 Trivia 6 Answers from a tour guide 7 Ludwig declared insane 8 Disney Castle? 9 Removed part

[edit] Name

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)

[edit] Simpsons

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...?

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.

[edit] Flaws!

To small, terrible artice, must be instantly deleted. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Abyab (talk • contribs) 18:32, 12 May 2006 (UTC).

You don't speedily delete an (UTC)

Good point, but who says it has to go everywhere? Reywas92 21:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

It doesn't, but why would it necessarily go here? If it can apply to every schloss, it should be left out altogether rather than mentioned, rather out of place, in the Neuschwanstein article. I think the discussion of the spelling reform should stay at the relevant articles. Charles 03:08, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

I concur with Charles. Noel S McFerran 11:37, 31 August 2006 (UTC)

Me too. —Nightstallion (?) 12:11, 5 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Copyrighted Interior

Is there some citation 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)

[edit] Trivia

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)

Some of it is rather important. I'd suggest a simple merge into the main article. Reywas92^Talk 21:46, 10 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Answers from a tour guide

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)

Plus, castle by definition is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages, which is not the case of the palace of Neuschwanstein. -Yamanbaiia (talk) 20:53, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ludwig declared insane

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)

[edit] Disney Castle?

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)

Yes it is (see [1]). The article used to have a section called "In popular culture" where this was mentioned, but the section was removed a while ago. Trivia sections are discouraged in general, but maybe the fact could be included elsewhere in the text? --Jopo (talk) 22:00, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

I've added it to the initial paragraph. Anoko moonlight (talk) 22:22, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Removed part

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.

I gave this part a separate section. I'll see if I can add some of the facts in this piece. Anoko moonlight (talk) 22:25, 13 February 2008 (UTC)