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Lichtenstein Castle
is a fairy-tale
castle
located near Honau in the
Swabian Alb
,
Baden-Württemberg
,
Germany
. Although there have been previous castles on the site, the current castle was constructed by
Duke Wilhelm of Urach
in 1840 after being inspired by
Wilhelm Hauff
's novel
Lichtenstein
. The
romantic
Neo-Gothic
design of the castle was created by the architect
Carl Alexander Heideloff
.
Photo credit:
Andreas Tille
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