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it's here: mcmansion hell goes to neuschwanstein castle (Patreon)

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2024-12-28 02:39:08
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an essay in two parts

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on neuschwanstein castle (part 1)

This is an essay in two parts. Neuschwanstein Concept Drawing by the stage designer (!!) Christian Jank (1869). There exist in architecture clear precedents to the McMansion that have nothing to do...

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J. Scott Harlow

Went to visit this castle just last September. Up close, it doesn't look old - that's true. It also gives the sense that it's not sure what it's trying to be - fortress? Romantic mansion? Fantasy world? Grand imperial monument? Symbol of national pride? And it's such a mishmash of elements it does give a strong sense of, "this is a stage set". And inside were additional plans for even more wild additions such as a "knight's thermal bath" with large balcony/viewing platform extending outside overlooking the valley (design drawings, but never built). And a few rough brick rooms that were never completed as well. It's huge, but only 3 sections can be visited - I still wonder what was in the rest of it.

Lanth

We visited Neuschwanstein in 2015, and it definitely felt like a very appropriate model for the Disney castle -- it was clearly someone's idea of a castle, rather than an actual castle. I love reading your explanations of why exactly it felt so fake, despite being real.