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If you've been to Disneyland you may feel like you've seen parts of this castle before
去过迪士尼的人，想必都会觉得见过这座城堡的某些部分，
but you're not dreaming, Sleeping Beauty. This fairytale castle is real.
你不是在做梦，睡美人儿。世间真有这座童话般的城堡。
Neuschwanstein Castle was commissioned by King Ludwig II of Bavaria in 1869.
新天鹅堡是1869年由巴伐利亚国王路德维希二世建造的。
He wanted the castle to resemble earlier German palaces,
他原本希望这座城堡修建成早期德国宫殿的样子，
but the result is a combination of styles and influences ranging from the Romanesque to Gothic.
结果却修成了融合了从罗马式到哥特式多种风格在内的一座建筑。
His castle may look familiar.
或许，他的这座城堡看上去有些眼熟。
It's the inspiration behind Sleeping Beauty's castle at Disneyland.
因为迪士尼出品的《睡美人》里的城堡的灵感就来源于此。
King Ludwig II was adored by the people.
国王路德维希二世深受人民的爱戴。
He was more commonly known as the fairytale king,
人们通常称他为 “童话国王”，
for his love of escaping reality and his responsibilities as king with music plays and fairytale stories.
因为他喜欢逃避现实，逃避自己作为国王的责任，反而热爱音乐，戏剧和童话故事。
However King Ludwig did not get his fairytale ending.
然而，路德维希国王自己并没能得到童话般的结局。
He was declared insane in 1886 and removed his king by his cabinet.
1886年，他被宣布精神失常，内阁罢免了他的国王称号。
A few days later, he died under mysterious circumstances.
几天后，他就神秘离世了。
He only had a chance to live in the unfinished castle for six months before his death.
去世前，他只在这座尚未完工的城堡里住了六个月。
Regardless, this castle has inspired the imagination of countless generations.
尽管如此，这座城堡还是激发了无数代人的想象力。
