The Beauty of Neuschwanstein

The morning twilight paints the sky in deep blue and begins to fade away the Milky Way in this panoramic view from the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in southern Germany (the name means New Swan Stone Castle). Click on the second photo to see this spectacular castle in the foreground of Alps. The palace was built in the 19th-century, commissioned by king Ludwig II, on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. The iconic palace was an inspiration for Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle and later similar structures in the world. © Babak Tafreshi