08-14-2010, 05:19 AM
(1) Falkenstein, as King Ludwig of Bavaria envisioned his personal homage to composer Richard Wagner (how's that for supporting the arts?). When the royal engineers determined the design to be impossible both architecturally and financially, Ludwig settled for:
(2)–(5) Neuschwanstein, which nearly bankrupt kingdom but wasn't it worth it, dammit?
(2)–(5) Neuschwanstein, which nearly bankrupt kingdom but wasn't it worth it, dammit?