Neuschwanstein Castle, which King Ludwig II built on a rugged hill against a backdrop of picturesque mountain scenery, was prompted by the idea of rebuilding an existing ruin "in the authentic style of the old German knights' castles", as he wrote in a letter to Richard Wagner.
The castle was built by Eduard Riedel and Georg Dollmann from idealized sketches by the scene painter Christian Jank. While the building itself imitates the 13th-century Romanesque style, the paintings inside predominantly depict scenes from Wagner's operas such as "Tannh？user" and "Lohengrin".
The Singers' Hall is modelled on the banqueting hall of the Wartburg near Eisenach； the decoration includes wall paintings illustrating the Parzival saga.
The church-like Throne Hall was modelled on Byzantine domed architecture and the Allerheiligenhofkirche （All-Saints Church） in the Munich Residence and symbolizes Ludwig II's idea of a monarchy by God's grace. Neuschwanstein is not a copy of a medieval castle but a typical Historicist creation.
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新天鵝堡是巴伐利亞國(guó)王:享有"瘋狂國(guó)王"之稱的Ludwig二世于1869-1886年間建造的,目的是想按照古代德國(guó)騎士城堡的式樣建造,它如同所有的皇家城堡:裝飾得富麗堂皇,收藏許多珍品,考究氣派的墻上掛滿精美的繪畫作品:大多是宗教題材、圣經(jīng)故事以及城堡歷代主人的肖像畫。這些作品無(wú)不色彩細(xì)微、筆法精妙。最輝煌的是帝王大廳:巨大的天花板上,藍(lán)色蒼穹點(diǎn)綴著燦爛的星辰、象征無(wú)窮無(wú)際、浩瀚無(wú)邊的天宇,而地板上是各色馬賽克鋪就的植物、動(dòng)物,象征博大無(wú)比的大地,高聳的大廳中懸掛著金燦燦巨大的皇冠,上有96根蠟燭；據(jù)說(shuō)它們象征著至高無(wú)上的皇權(quán)。
進(jìn)古堡的大門后,只見入口,窗戶,列柱廊等全都是半圓頭拱,這是羅馬式的建筑的特征之一。后面有一堵墻壁上的拱門,叫作盲拱,在其屋檐下及窗下,設(shè)有串連的小圓頭拱的盲拱帶,緊接著數(shù)間的國(guó)王起居室,都是哥德式的建筑,并以瓦格納的歌劇作品中世紀(jì)的傳說(shuō)作為題材人物所繪制的壁畫作為主題裝飾。
和各個(gè)歐洲王宮城堡一樣,新天鵝堡的內(nèi)部還藏著一個(gè)密室。這個(gè)密室在城堡的中心位置,是個(gè)內(nèi)室?guī)r洞。它全部保持原來(lái)山體,沒(méi)有進(jìn)行內(nèi)部裝修。在里面放有一桌一椅,桌子上放了紅色的蠟燭。據(jù)說(shuō),當(dāng)年的路德維希二世特別喜歡手拿一杯紅酒坐在這里。巖洞和后面的大陽(yáng)臺(tái)是連著的,通過(guò)陽(yáng)臺(tái)可以看見廣闊的冬季花園。
遠(yuǎn)眺新天鵝堡令人有一種夢(mèng)境般的感覺(jué)——高低錯(cuò)落的塔尖在風(fēng)動(dòng)的樹林中時(shí)掩時(shí)現(xiàn),仿佛有人聲在浮動(dòng)。新天鵝堡坐落在群山環(huán)抱之中,矗立在石山高原上,背一面清澈透明的湖水,鳥瞰四周緩緩起伏的樹林,幽靜的自然景色與新天鵝堡夢(mèng)境般的外貌相互輝映。
The castle was built by Eduard Riedel and Georg Dollmann from idealized sketches by the scene painter Christian Jank. While the building itself imitates the 13th-century Romanesque style, the paintings inside predominantly depict scenes from Wagner's operas such as "Tannh？user" and "Lohengrin".
The Singers' Hall is modelled on the banqueting hall of the Wartburg near Eisenach； the decoration includes wall paintings illustrating the Parzival saga.
The church-like Throne Hall was modelled on Byzantine domed architecture and the Allerheiligenhofkirche （All-Saints Church） in the Munich Residence and symbolizes Ludwig II's idea of a monarchy by God's grace. Neuschwanstein is not a copy of a medieval castle but a typical Historicist creation.
Note:
新天鵝堡是巴伐利亞國(guó)王:享有"瘋狂國(guó)王"之稱的Ludwig二世于1869-1886年間建造的,目的是想按照古代德國(guó)騎士城堡的式樣建造,它如同所有的皇家城堡:裝飾得富麗堂皇,收藏許多珍品,考究氣派的墻上掛滿精美的繪畫作品:大多是宗教題材、圣經(jīng)故事以及城堡歷代主人的肖像畫。這些作品無(wú)不色彩細(xì)微、筆法精妙。最輝煌的是帝王大廳:巨大的天花板上,藍(lán)色蒼穹點(diǎn)綴著燦爛的星辰、象征無(wú)窮無(wú)際、浩瀚無(wú)邊的天宇,而地板上是各色馬賽克鋪就的植物、動(dòng)物,象征博大無(wú)比的大地,高聳的大廳中懸掛著金燦燦巨大的皇冠,上有96根蠟燭；據(jù)說(shuō)它們象征著至高無(wú)上的皇權(quán)。
進(jìn)古堡的大門后,只見入口,窗戶,列柱廊等全都是半圓頭拱,這是羅馬式的建筑的特征之一。后面有一堵墻壁上的拱門,叫作盲拱,在其屋檐下及窗下,設(shè)有串連的小圓頭拱的盲拱帶,緊接著數(shù)間的國(guó)王起居室,都是哥德式的建筑,并以瓦格納的歌劇作品中世紀(jì)的傳說(shuō)作為題材人物所繪制的壁畫作為主題裝飾。
和各個(gè)歐洲王宮城堡一樣,新天鵝堡的內(nèi)部還藏著一個(gè)密室。這個(gè)密室在城堡的中心位置,是個(gè)內(nèi)室?guī)r洞。它全部保持原來(lái)山體,沒(méi)有進(jìn)行內(nèi)部裝修。在里面放有一桌一椅,桌子上放了紅色的蠟燭。據(jù)說(shuō),當(dāng)年的路德維希二世特別喜歡手拿一杯紅酒坐在這里。巖洞和后面的大陽(yáng)臺(tái)是連著的,通過(guò)陽(yáng)臺(tái)可以看見廣闊的冬季花園。
遠(yuǎn)眺新天鵝堡令人有一種夢(mèng)境般的感覺(jué)——高低錯(cuò)落的塔尖在風(fēng)動(dòng)的樹林中時(shí)掩時(shí)現(xiàn),仿佛有人聲在浮動(dòng)。新天鵝堡坐落在群山環(huán)抱之中,矗立在石山高原上,背一面清澈透明的湖水,鳥瞰四周緩緩起伏的樹林,幽靜的自然景色與新天鵝堡夢(mèng)境般的外貌相互輝映。