Schloss Hohenschwangau
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The ancient Schwangau castle of "Schwanstein", which was already
dilapidated and uninhabitable when the Schwangau aristocracy died out,
was purchased in 1535 by the patrician and Imperial Counselor Johann von
Paumgartner zu Paumgarten and completely rebuilt from 1538 to 1547.
He gave it the new name "Hohenschwangau".
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Almost 300 years later the Paumgarten building was again in ruins.
Crown Prince Maximilian of Bavaria discovered the ruins of Burg Schwanstein
while out walking in the Bavarian countryside one day and vowed to restore
the castle into a romantic royal residence.
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In 1829 his interest grew and he began negotiations to purchase the ruin
and begin the restoration.
In 1832 he finally acquired the ruin for 7,000 guilders.
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Maximilian put Domenico Quaglio, his former art teacher, in charge of the
restoration of the castle in a Gothic style.
Quaglio was also a painter of architectural and theatrical scenes.
And so the construction of the first Bavarian fairytale castle was underway.
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In 1842, Crown Price Maximilian married Princess Marie of Prussia.
He then succeeded to the Throne of Bavaria in 1848 which required an
increase to the size of the castle suitable for the larger royal household.
The coach house was removed and replaced by the Prince's building.
This is where Ludwig II and Otto lived.
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When Ludwig became King Ludwig II, he began the construction of his
famous fairytale castles but left Hohenschwangau largely as it was during
his youth.
Electricity and an elevator were added in 1910 by his successor, Prince
Regent Luitpold.
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[1] The Hall of the Swan-Knight. The former dining room is famous for
its impressive wall paintings, Scenes from the saga of the swan knight
Lohengrin. It has influence from the romantic school. The chairs in the
hall are covered by pressed leather partly gilded.
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[2] Berchta Room. According to the Bavarian saga, Charlemagne, the first
great European, was born at the Reissmuhle of Gauting near the Starnberg
Lake. The wall paintings are devoted to him and his mother Berchta.
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[3] The Living Room of the Queen. The wall paintings in the castle of
Hohenschwangau are mainly fresco paintings on Gypsum ground. This
room was restored in 1849. It has a big chandelier of silver, decorated
with swans, the heraldic picture of the castle.
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[4] The Hall of Heroes. The paintings of this festive hall illustrate
the Wilkina Saga, part of the legends about Dietrich of Berne, which
were lost in Germany but preserved by a Norwegian copy of the 13th
century.
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[5] The room of the Hohenstaufen. The Dressing and music room of the King.
The wall paintings in that room are devoted to the Hohenstaufen dynasty.
Richard Wagner played here from his own works for Ludwig II.
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[6] The Tasso Room. The royal bedroom was painted according to motifs of
Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The pictures illustrate the tale of Rinaldo and
Armida of Tasso's La Gerusalemme Liberata.
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[7] The Authari Room. This room is named after the ancient Bavarian saga
of Authari, the King of Langobards, when he was wooing for Princess
Theodelinde, daughter of Duke Garibald I. Richard Wagner stayed in this room
during his visits to the castle.
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