Neuschwanstein Castle by Yani ( Please view large).

Bavaria > Germany

Camera Nikon: D300
Nikkor: 14-24mm, f/4
Filters: UV ( B+W ) & circular polarizer ( NIKON )
Tripod: Yes
Exposure: aperture priority, f/25, 1/10 Sec. ISO 200
Single image, tone mapped in Photomatix PRO 4.
PP in Photoshop Lightroom 3.

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Neuschwanstein Castle – is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner.The palace was intended as a personal refuge for the reclusive king, but it was opened to the paying public immediately after his death in 1886.The palace has been the inspiration for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle.

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