Q 01/05

Neuschwanstein stands in which German state?

A) Baden-Württemberg

B) Bavaria

C) Hesse

D) Saxony

Answer · why

B) Bavaria

It is in the Swabia region, in the municipality of Schwangau near the Austrian border.

Q 02/05

The castle was built in honour of which composer?

A) Franz Liszt

B) Richard Wagner

C) Johannes Brahms

D) Anton Bruckner

Answer · why

B) Richard Wagner

He died in 1883 without ever visiting the building dedicated to him.

Q 03/05

What is the closest larger town to Neuschwanstein?

A) Füssen

B) Garmisch-Partenkirchen

C) Kempten

D) Oberammergau

Answer · why

A) Füssen

The castle sits above the Pöllat gorge near where the Lech flows into the Forggensee.

Q 04/05

Guinness World Records calls it the tallest castle in the world at what height?

A) 65 metres

B) 35 metres

C) 45 metres

D) 55 metres

Answer · why

A) 65 metres

The northern stair tower of the Palas reaches that height.

Q 05/05

In what architectural style was the castle built?

A) Neo-Gothic

B) Neo-Romanesque

C) Neo-Baroque

D) Neo-Classical

Answer · why

B) Neo-Romanesque

The first plans were neo-Gothic; the bedroom and chapel are the only rooms left in that style.