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Schloss Herrenchiemsee
83209 Herrenchiemsee,
Herrenchiemsee, Bavarian Alps
Bavaria
Germany
08051-68-870
Location: Herrenchiemsee
Type: Historical Interest
Hours: Daily from April to October 3, 9 am to 6 pm, from October 4 to 31, 9:40 am to 5 pm, and from November to March, 9:40 am to 4 pm
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Herrenchiemsee, Bavarian Alps
Bavaria
Germany
08051-68-870
Location: Herrenchiemsee
Type: Historical Interest
Hours: Daily from April to October 3, 9 am to 6 pm, from October 4 to 31, 9:40 am to 5 pm, and from November to March, 9:40 am to 4 pm
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The Herrenchiemsee Island is the more famous and popular because King Ludwig II erected the magnificent Schloss Herrenchiemsee (New Palace) here in the late 19th century. Ludwig admired his French namesake Louis XIV. They were equally vain, but in contrast to the Sun King, Ludwig had no actual power and limited talent. His Schloss Herrenchiemsee was to be the new Versailles.
It lacks none of the French palace’s pomp or splendor and actually has a Great Hall of Mirrors larger than the original. Only 20 of the rooms were completed, but that alone cost more than Ludwig’s two other follies–Schloss Linderhof and Schloss Neuschwanstein–together.
Other highlights include the ambassadorial staircase, a huge bath, a dining table that was hoisted from a floor below so the King could eat in complete privacy, and a ceremonial bedroom with a bed of three x 2.6 m (10 x 8½ feet). The fountains in the park play daily from May to September, every 15 minutes between 9:35 am and 5:25 pm.
[Related page: Great Castles of Germany.]
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