Perched at 1,277 meters, this Bavarian ruin was supposed to be grander than Neuschwanstein

King Ludwig II's ambitious dream to build Falkenstein Castle, a spectacular palace dwarfing Neuschwanstein, was never realized. Despite acquiring the ruins and planning extensively, financial woes and his controversial deposition in 1886 halted the project. Today, only the original medieval fortress remains, a testament to an unfinished vision.