These human-made landmarks around the world defy expectations of what man can create—and they sometimes seem to defy gravity ...

Munich is, city dwellers will be thrilled to hear, a walking city, so definitely do that—especially around the English gardens, but also, after your visit to the Residenz, to Schumann’s Tagesbar for ...

The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and Herrenchiemsee This serial property consists of four grand palace complexes in Bavaria’s alpine region, built under ...

The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria were opened to the public shortly after Ludwig died in 1886 (Getty Images) The Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria – Neuschwanstein, Linderhof, Schachen and ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision recognizes the architectural and cultural significance of King Ludwig II's 19th-century palaces Bavaria’s fairy-tale royal castles, including ...

UNESCO has reviewed the applications of several new World Heritage sites, adding the Carnac Megaliths in France, the Palaces of King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the Minoan Palatial Centres in Crete ...

The campest castle in Christendom? Without a doubt Neuschwanstein, deep in the Bavarian Alps. Amid meadows and mountains, King Ludwig II’s hilltop citadel soars skyward. The playful twirls of ...

King Hassan II spoke about his then Crown Prince, Mohammed VI, using simple yet profound words filled with pride, concern, and love. The late King Hassan II said, “Mohammed is not only my son but he ...

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced on Saturday ...

UNESCO on Saturday declared the famous fairytale castles of Bavaria's King Ludwig II a World Heritage Site. At its meeting in Paris, the World Heritage Committee added Neuschwanstein ...

Three other royal residences, also constructed in the late 19th Century under the famously arts-obsessed King Ludwig II of Bavaria, were also added to the coveted list: Herrenchiemsee, Linderhof ...