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Schloss Neuschwanstein: Originally built as the private refuge for shy King Ludwig II as he seeked to withdraw from public life, it was opened to visitors seven weeks after his death in 1886 and is one of the most popular castles in Europe with 1.4 million people passing through its doors annually.