Located in the very south of Bavaria just north of Austria, Neuschwanstein was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria as an escape from the constraints he saw himself exposed to in the Bavarian capital of Munich. He grew up in a castle nearby and absolutely fell in love with the environment. The castle is an estimated 65,000 square feet and was built for one resident: Ludwig. He believed it represented a Romanticist interpretation of the Middle Ages, as well as the musical mythology of his friend Wagner, whose operas had made a lasting impression on him.
Some interior views:
Walt Disney was enchanted by Neuschwanstein and used it as a basis for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty's castle.
Bavaria
Disneyland
For more about the castle and King Ludwig II, this is a nice vid on YT.
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