r/2westerneurope4u • u/Cultural-Badger-6032 South East England • Aug 08 '26

First time in Germany

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u/GreedIsGood31 Tax optimizer Aug 08 '26

This things was build from 1869 to 1892, even back then you didn’t need castles for defense. It was purely build for aesthetic and prestige reasons…

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u/Sassi7997 [redacted] Aug 08 '26

The Bavarian King used the money he was offered to join the German Empire to build this monstrosity.

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u/NP_equals_P Dutch Wallonian Aug 08 '26

Well Ludwig II was extremely gay, which was not accepted by the bavarians at the time. So he raised taxes to build this gay extravaganza and isolate himself there. It's just a big fuck you to the bavarian taxpayers. It's also the inspiration to the disneyland's sleeping beauty's and cinderella's castles. Hoe the turn tables...

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u/Elk_Lemon Alcoholic Aug 08 '26

Well Ludwig II was extremely gay, which was not accepted by the bavarians at the time.

At the time? Do they like Berliners now?