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Herrenchiemsee castle

Castle Herrenchiemsee lies on the Herren island in lake Chiemsee in southeast Bavaria. It was built by King Ludwig II between 1878 and 1886 and was modeled after the Louis XIV palace in Versailles. The castle is surrounded by a huge park with statues, channels and fountains.


01 Red tulip flowerbed and castle	02 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle	03 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle


04 Latona fountain and castle	05 Latona fountain	06 Latona fountain	07 Latona fountain


08 Latona statue	09 Latona statue	10 Fountain	11 Fountain statue	12 Statue of Zeus	13 Statue and castle


14 Herrenchiemsee castle mirrored in pool	15 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle


16 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle	17 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle


18 Herrenchiemsee castle facade	19 Horse and carriage	20 Corridor	21 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle


22 Front view of Herrenchiemsee castle	23 Herrenchiemsee castle facade	24 Herrenchiemsee castle facade detail	25 Herrenchiemsee castle windows


26 Herrenchiemsee castle windows	27 Herrenchiemsee castle facade detail	28 Herrenchiemsee castle facade	29 Herrenchiemsee castle facade detail	30 Herrenchiemsee castle facade

31 Castle park

Other Bavaria galleries: Neuschwanstein Castle ▪ Linderhof Castle ▪ Schleissheim Palace ▪ Nuremberg ▪ Augsburg ▪ Fuessen ▪ Regensburg ▪ Landsberg am Lech ▪ Bamberg ▪ Garmisch Partenkirchen ▪ Berchtesgaden ▪ Dachau concentration camp ▪ Andechs monastery ▪ Benediktbeuern Monastery ▪ St John Baptist Church in Steingaden ▪ Wieskirche church ▪ Zugspitze ▪ Wendelstein ▪ Kochelsee ▪ Königssee ▪ Miscellaneous photos ▪ Chiemsee lake ▪ Ammersee lake ▪ Around the Kehlsteinhaus ▪ Tegernsee ▪ Spitzingsee

Categories: Tourist attractions ▪ Neo classical architecture ▪ Fountains ▪ Palaces ▪ Parks and gardens

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