"This is the legendary Neuschwanstein Castle, and it's not worth it. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

With 3 sisters, he drove to the German-Austrian border town of Fussen, looking at the towering castle in the mountains, Gu Mojie's heart rose with a sense of heroism to witness history.

It took fifteen minutes to hike up the hill where the castle is located.

To the south, just two or three miles away, are the snow-capped peaks of the Alps. The series of peaks and ridges is the natural border between Germany and Austria. Between the snowy peaks, even though it is mid-spring, you can still see the white mist. It is a spectacle created by the warm and humid air currents blowing from the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, cooled by the snow.

To the west and north-west, a lake of alpine snow encircles about a third of the circumference of the hill castle. The clear, pure snow water flows all the way west, eventually joining the headwaters of the Rhine after dozens of miles.

The altitude of just over a thousand meters is neither high nor low. It does not make it difficult to breathe in the air, and it ensures that disgusting creatures such as mosquitoes and snakes that prefer a hot and humid environment cannot grow here.

Within a twenty-mile radius, the Black Forest is pure. There are only two tall tree species, cedar and fir, which cover the entire mountain area and diffuse the cold fragrance of high-quality wood.

Well, if you close your eyes, you can feel the smell of amber in the air.

The most peculiar thing is that when the castle was selected, it also specially chose a place with Baden hot springs.

Baden Hot Springs is a rare geological feature of the South German Alps, named for its relative abundance in Baden-Württemberg, but occasionally found in the mountains of Bavaria.

This kind of hot spring, is the product of the movement of the Alpine crust, the natural surface water temperature is about 60 degrees, a little mixed with cold water or after a drying pool slightly cooled, it is suitable for human bathing.

The benevolent man enjoys the mountain, and the wise man enjoys the water.

In one landscape, you can see the snow-capped peaks of the Alps, the vast Tianchi Snow Lake, the clear and sweet source of the Rhine, the hot springs, and the black forest of cedars. At the same time, it also avoids the dampness and heat of mosquitoes in the sea and river views.

It can be described as a beautiful place of mountains and seas, all in one.

It is also difficult for the Bavarian royal family, who spent several years searching the whole territory to find such a place.

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Maybe it's because he hasn't exercised enough recently, and after climbing the mountain for more than ten minutes, Gu Mojie actually gasped slightly. Feliro had long since died, so she found a clean stone, sat down and took out a bottle of water to drink. After a few sips, he handed it to Gu Mojie.

The other two girls have a bit of athletic talent, which is a little better.

The castle is already in sight, and from a closer look, it is even more majestic than expected. The entire castle campus is 200 acres, with a construction area of 40 acres alone.

Today, the legendary greatest castle in all of Germany is theoretically his.

Lu Wenjun ran forward, went to the gate of the castle to probe his brain and took a look, and came back and asked, "Why is there still a sign at the door that says 'interior decoration, stop visiting'?" Didn't we buy it? ”

Gu Mojie smiled slightly: "It's because it's ours, that's why we hang this brand--hide people's eyes." The deal has not yet been announced, and some of the celebrity paintings on display are not within the scope of the deal, and the Bavarian government wants to take them. ”

Lu Wenjun's eyes rolled: "Then it doesn't matter if we go in, right?" ”

"Of course it doesn't matter, some of the security personnel have already been replaced by ours. Let's go, go inside and have a look. ”

Gu Mojie said, picked up the most empty Feliluo, and the group of four passed the identity verification and entered the castle.

As soon as you enter the castle, you will find the King's Hall, which is 15 meters high and tens of meters long, about the size of Vienna's Golden Hall Opera House. All are Roman columns, walls, and vaults made of marble brought from Salzburg, Austria, the capital of music.

It is said that during the construction of the Bavarian royal family at the expense of the Bavarian royal family for nearly 20 years, more than 10,000 tons of the entire castle were used on Salzburg snowflake marble alone. According to the prices of 130 years ago, the marbles alone, together with the transportation, carving, and workmanship, were worth tens of millions of marks.

On the second floor is the "Red Cloister" with ancient Florentine handmade velvet. The façade is connected to the King's Living, Showroom, Concert Hall. In the remote places on both sides are the wings where eight court ladies live. The third and fourth floors are the banquet hall, the king's dormitory, and two exquisite guest bedrooms.

The group walked in again, and Lu Wenjun was immediately surprised.

"Huh? Why is it not renovated here? Moss has grown on the bluestone bricks! ”

Passing through the corridor on the fourth floor, as far as the eyes of the four people could see, there were really bare marble and bluestone bricks.

Fei Liluo, who handled the transaction, was very clear about this, and took Lu Wenjun's question and replied: "This palace has 360 rooms and halls. However, only the 15 rooms we just saw have been renovated, and the remaining 340 or so are all 'rough houses' with exposed stones. ”

Lu Wenjun was slightly choked: "It's a pity...... Why not decorate it? ”

Feliro shrugged: "There is no money, and after the death of King Ludwig II, the rest of the renovation work will be stopped." ”

"So exaggerated? How much money did you share that year? ”

"Ludwig II spent all the royal estate that his father had left to him before he ascended the throne, and also spent the annual income of the Bavarian royal family during his 19 years of reign. In the end, by the time of his death, he owed an additional 15 million marks in foreign debt, which was calculated according to the prices of 130 years ago, when the annual balance of the Bavarian royal family was always more than 3 million marks, so it is estimated that more than 80 million marks were spent. ”

When Lu Wenjun and Bao'er heard this, they both gasped: "Eighty million marks 130 years ago!" Oh, my God! What is the concept? ”

Gu Mojie coughed lightly: "It's been too long, and I can't convert the price." But yesterday I skimmed over the information. In the same year of the construction of this Neuschwanstein Castle, the Beiyang Navy Division asked the Germans to buy the "Dingyuan Ship", 8.6 million marks, and the entire fleet asked the Germans to buy a ship, which cost a total of 40 million marks. In other words, the cost of this castle was enough to buy two Beiyang fleets during the First Sino-Japanese Naval War. ”

Lu Wenjun stuck out his tongue: "It turns out that building a house is so expensive." When I was a child, the book said that Cixi built the Summer Palace and built the money of several fleets, and I thought I was brainless. Now that I think about it, it's not bad. ”

Thinking about it this way, they don't think that Gu Mojie is losing 1 billion euros now. In the past 130 years, it is also possible that prices will rise 30 times, not to mention the appreciation of the value of cultural relics. (In the early days of the euro, 1 mark was exchanged for about 0.4 euros.) ）

Feliro was also very satisfied with the results of the field trip and approving:

"The good thing about this castle is not only what you see. You must know that at that time, the royal families of other European powers often built palaces, which were often divided into winter palaces and summer palaces. This Neuschwanstein Castle is not.

For example, in St. Petersburg, there is not only a winter palace that we see in history books, but also a summer palace. It's just that it was winter when October broke out, so Nicholas II's family lived in the Winter Palace, and the Summer Palace was not so famous. The Emperor's Fontainebleau is also a typical summer palace, and when the weather is hot, Versailles and Elysée can't stay still, so they live in Fontainebleau. In addition to Schönbrunn Palace, the Austrian Emperor also has a special summer palace, and China also has a summer resort in Chengde.

In contrast, Neuschwanstein Castle is a combination of snow-capped mountain hot springs and pine forest pools, integrating winter and summer. When the artist King Ludwig II chose the site during his lifetime, he spent several years visiting every famous place in South Germany to find such a place where you can see the superb scenery all year round, so that he can be an otaku king for a lifetime. This is something that no other European royal family can do. ”

Since surprise is no longer enough, there is nothing to be surprised about. The people who can stand by Gu Mojie's side at this moment have all seen the world, and this kind of anecdote will be heard as soon as they are heard.

After a while, everyone continued to visit the "rough houses" that had not yet been renovated.

Gu Mojie wandered around an empty hall, pointed and said: "I bought Swan Castle not only for vacation pleasure, but also to decorate the remaining 340 or so, not necessarily to maintain the ancient decoration style." ”

"Will it destroy the relics...... If you want to be illustrated, don't ...... on monuments."

"Of course, the dozen or so rooms that have been installed must be well protected. The remaining more than 300 broken stones are exposed, what is there to protect? To create again is to fulfill the last wish of the 'literary and artistic young king'. It's a big deal to look at the design drawings of the year, and if you can decorate the part according to the original design, it would be best to restore it, which is worthy of him. ”

As soon as the third daughter thought that Gu Mojie's statement was not bad, she didn't persuade him again.

"This matter should be taken by Wanqing, if she knows that you are going to redecorate here, she will definitely die of joy."

"Didn't Wanmei learn animation? Besides, I arranged for her to organize people to steal from the Industrial Light and Magic, and I don't know if she can run away. ”

Fei Liluo kicked Gu Mojie lightly: "The people who work under you, are she still missing?" ”

"Yes, then I'll arrange it then. After two months, let Yingying and Wanmei come here to escape the summer, and see how to design and restore it first. ”

Gu Mojie didn't know that he just said something so lightly. A few months later, in Qiantang's environmental art design circle, what a storm.

At that time, the news that "Neuschwanstein Castle" had changed hands with the Chinese rich had already spread throughout China. Then Pan Yingying and Wen Wanqing had a little relationship with the old professors of the Department of Environmental Art Design when they were studying at the China Academy of Art, and they came to kneel down one by one to beg to join the project.

The Landscape Architecture Design Institute of the China Academy of Art is the first to bear the brunt: what design fee? Gratis! It's all about sticking money! Just let me participate in the renovation design of Neuschwanstein Castle!

If you hang a designer's name in the renovation/restoration project of Neuschwanstein Castle, even if it is attached to Jiwei, it is enough to brush the forced style of Sansheng III.

That's it, Gu Mojie is not willing to use all Chinese designers, so he has to use some Europeans to restore the ancient craftsmanship.

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Gu Mojie and his entourage wandered around the entire castle, and finally returned to the king's bedroom and VIP rooms on the fourth floor.

There are only three rooms that can accommodate people. (The room for the maid does not count)

Gu Mojie quietly rubbed the furnishings inside, hoping to find some clues.

The house on the fourth floor, even if the castle was open for viewing in the early years, this floor was not allowed to come. Therefore, those travel guides on the Internet are also vague about the situation here.

Gu Mojie tried to figure out which distinguished guests these rooms were originally reserved for from the furnishings.

"This room should be reserved for Ludwig II's most admired musician, Wagner. You can see the scene reliefs and frescoes of the 'Ring of the Nibelungen' opera, as well as the chiseled gold statue of the 'Riding Valkyrie'. ”

The girls followed Gu Mojie's guidance and quickly found a decoration that could prove the identity of the owner of the room.

"Who wants to live here in the future?"

Gu Mojie turned around and asked casually, but the three girls all looked at each other.

"What's so modest about that? In the future, they will all be installed, more than 300 rooms. Are you afraid that the room is not enough? ”

Fei Liluo and Lu Wenjun naturally looked at Bao'er narrowly, Bao'er bit her lip and whispered: "It's better to leave it to Wanmei, she knows how to appreciate these elegant arts." I'm just a vulgar person who plays pop, and I don't deserve it. ”

Gu Mojie smiled bitterly, and he was not reluctant.

Indeed, living in Wagner's room will be stressful and awkward for every girl with artistic integrity.

"Okay, let's go next."

Gu Mojie said, walking through the corridor and pushing open the door at the end of the other section of the corridor.

The interior of this house looks very feminine, and there are many pink and rose decorations. Even the pattern carving style on the Roman columns is somewhat ...... Like lace on a tutu skirt.

It wasn't until Gu Mojie saw a set of oil paintings depicting a heroic female rider in the woods, and the bronze fountain in the style of Battenberg Palace in the house, that he was finally convinced.

"Sure enough, this is a room reserved for Princess Sissi, no wonder this place is never open to the public."

Ludwig II's ill-conceived thoughts of Princess Sissi were not something to show off after all. If this room is open, how can the narrator explain it?

After all, Princess Sisi was already the Empress of Austria at that time.

"Stay here for one night today. Junjun, Sister Fei, you two will continue to accompany me to Hamburg tomorrow. Bao'er, you can take my Bombardier first and go back to the United States. Before the Inception premiere in July, remember to keep your album busy. ”

The girls had no objections. Especially a busy person like Bao'er, this time he has been on vacation with Gu Mojie for more than a month, and it is time to go back to the United States to get down to business.

Gu Mojie made a phone call, and the guards guarding the gate of the castle came in, moved Princess Sissi's bed and bunk to an empty room next door that had not yet been renovated, and sealed them with a protective cover. Then he used a makeshift crane to move a newly booked bed into the room and clean it up.

Tonight, this is Gu Mojie's dormitory for the time being. (To be continued.) )