Super construction site meets super edifice

摘要

From the outside, it looks like something from the pages of a Brothers Grimm fairytale, yet it's full to the brim with technology: Neuschwanstein Castle near Fussen in southern Bavaria, Germany. King Ludwig Ⅱ, famous for his reclusive tendencies, had the castle built as a retreat in 1869 - although it has since become a place of pilgrimage for tourists. Ludwig Ⅱ christened his dream castle 'New Hohenschwangau Castle', and it was only renamed Neuschwanstein Castle after his death. Today Neuschwanstein is one of the most popular of all the palaces and castles in Europe, welcoming upwards of 1.3 million visitors every year. In the summer, more than 6,000 visitors stream through the castle's rooms every day, on average.