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A view of Neuschwanstein Castle from a distance.
Image: Sieghart Mair/ Zoonar/picture allianceImage: Sieghart Mair/ Zoonar/picture alliance

Castle

The castle developed at the beginning of the Renaissance as the architectural style of the nobility. The rulers' ideas of power and grandeur were reflected in their castles.

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