Neuschwanstein Castle ( German :  Schloss Neuschwanstein ,  pronounced  [nɔʏˈʃvaːnʃtaɪn] ) 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 a homage to