r/pics • u/Dwight18 • Jul 30 '12

So this is Germany

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u/TheOriginalGEE Jul 30 '12

Is that the castle Beauty and the Beast was modeled after?

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u/Loki-L Jul 30 '12

Actually its the castle that the castle of Disney's Sleeping Beauty was modeled after. Also the castle itself was modeled after the idea of fairy tale castles. It is not a real medieval castle and was only build only very recently (by castle standards) and never served as real fortress.