Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-26
A KINGS NEW PALACE.
The Most Magnificent of the Numerous
Castles of King Louis

Castles of King Louis.
A correspondent of the London DdiIu
NelCs, writing from Berlin, says: ''King
Louis H., of Bavaria, has recently re-
turned to Munich, after having passed the
last four months at his new country seat
Neuschwanenstein New SWANS Stone J.
This is the newest and most magnificent
OF his numerous castles, and in point Of
size may be ranked with the most cele-
brated palaces on the continent. Neusch-
wanenstein stands on the isolated Tegel-
rock, opposite to the well known Hohen-
schwangau. and two drawbridges con-
| meet it with the carriage roads on either
side. The castle has a height of six
stories, with rich decorative architecture
in pure Italian style, and numerous
balconies and corner turrets, all in solid
| granite. In the middle a great watch
| tower rises to $50 feet in height, with two
verandas near the top, from which a
| grand view of the Bavarian Highlands
may be enjoyed. The roof of the palace is
covered with copper, crossed diagonally
! by gilded plates. An enormous court
| leads TO the majestic portal, which is
marvel of the stone-cutter's art. The
1 front of the right wing of the castle is
decorated with two frescO paintings, forty
| feet high, one of which represents ST.
George fighting the dragon, and the other
| the Virgin Mary, with the Child. as the
protectress of Bavaria. The pedIment
of this wing bears a bronze
| herald in ancient armor, holding the
Bayarian standard, while the left side is
protected by a bronze Bavarian lion. The
interior Of this royal residence is highly
decorated with innumerable statues and
double columns in the style of a Genoese
palace, and the splendOr of the state
rooms can hardly be described. The cell
ings are overloaded with decorative stuc
co work, while the walls are embellished
with frescO painting by the first Munich
artists. The subjects of these paintings
are taken from the history of the
Bayarian Kings from 1906 to 1867.
from episodes of the Franco-German
war of lS1O-11, in which Bayarian
troops took part, and also from the last
music dramas of Richard Wagner. the
king of the Nibelung" and sParsifal',
The floors sOf the halls are either of Mo-
sale work or of various woods in harmO-
NOUS patterns. The Kings apartments
are on the sixth story, which, besides his
study, private library, and bed chamber
only include an audience chamber for re-
celYing the Ministerial reports The
royal study is decorated with the marble
busts of the Kings parent, of Richard
wagner, General Won der Tam, Herr Won
Lutz and Augustus Heigl, the royal pri-
Yate secretary, besides a painting repre-
senting a scene from Wagner's E'Rhine-
gold" 1t was in this chamber that King
Louis received the news of the sud-
den death of his friend Wagner three
weeks ago. The fourth and fifth stories
contain the large halls destined for the
extensive library and the collection of
arms and coins. The ground floor in
cludes grand staircase, with gold decor
atiOns. The entire castle is Illuminated
by electrical lamps-JablOchko can
dies in the courts and Swan and Edison
lamps in the interior. Even the royal
stables are decorated with fresco paint
ings, which represent prehistoric scenes.