King's House on Schachen

The King's House on Schachen (German: Königshaus am Schachen) is a small villa (Schlösschen) at Schachen, Wetterstein mountain massif, about 10 km south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany, built by Ludwig II of Bavaria. The castle was constructed between 1869 and 1872.[1] It can only be reached by a three- to four-hour hike, either from Elmau or Garmisch-Partenkirchen, and provides a view of Zugspitze.[2]

King's House on Schachen
View of the King's House
General information
TypeHunting lodge
Architectural styleTimber framed
LocationBavaria
CountryGermany
Coordinates47°25′10.91″N 11°6′45.31″E
Completed1869 - 1872 (1869 - 1872)
Technical details
Floor count2
Design and construction
ArchitectGeorg von Dollmann
Website
www.schloesser.bayern.de/deutsch/schloss/objekte/schachen.htm

King's House
View from the other side

The King's House on Schachen was built between 1869-1872 to designs by architect Georg von Dollmann. It is often described as a hunting lodge, though Ludwig never used it for this purpose, instead utilizing it for birthday and anniversary celebrations.[3] The building is the least-known of the palaces built by Ludwig.[4] One room (known as the "Turkish Room") occupies the entire upper-floor of the castle, and is elaborately decorated in an Oriental fashion.[5] The extravagant upstairs interior stands in stark contrast to the exterior and ground floor, which are rather modest.[6]

Alpengarten auf dem Schachen

Adjacent to the house itself is the Alpengarten auf dem Schachen (1 hectare), an alpine botanical garden maintained by the Botanischer Garten München-Nymphenburg which cultivates over 1,000 plant species from the Alps to the Himalayas.

gollark: Your pinging everyone repeatedly is not* annoying.
gollark: I see.
gollark: Yes, but I also did a similar thing with `all`.
gollark: Except for minor formatting details.
gollark: ... suspiciously, your `if len(set(choices)) whatever` line is identical to mine.

References
  1. Alle bayerischen Museen auf einen Blick, archived from the original on 2011-07-16, retrieved 2007-10-29
  2. Tourismus und Wirtshaftsinformationen, archived from the original on 2007-02-11, retrieved 2007-10-29
  3. Wanderung in GAP - Königshaus am Schachen, retrieved 2007-10-29
  4. Schulte-Peevers, Andrea (2002), Bavaria, Lonely Planet, p. 273, ISBN 1-74059-013-9
  5. Königshaus am Schachen, retrieved 2007-10-29
  6. Das Schachenschloß - Königshaus am Schachen, archived from the original on 2008-02-13, retrieved 2007-10-29
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.