ML200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Neuschwanstein Castle, Gothic Architecture, Christian Jank
ML200
Magic Kingdoms
Medievalism in the Disney parks
The Castle at the Heart of the Kingdom
• The logo at the beginning of every movie
• Disey’s ore ioography
• Modern castle, neo-medieval play space
• A dooray to a history-flaoured Otherorld
• Conceptual space rather than geographical or temporal
• Classic castle could be considered gendered as female
• Castles much more complex than need be in terms of turrets and pennants
• Diseylad oly 75 ft. tall hih is uh saller tha “leepig Beauty’s castle, Neuschwanstein
• Re-imagined by neo-medieval romantic architecture
• Forced perspective to make it took larger
Neuschwanstein and the Fairy Tale King
• Ludwig II of Bavaria AKA Ludwig the Mad or the Fairy tale king – obsessed with folk tales and
operas as escapism
• Fondness for escapism, Germanic myth/legend
• War with Prussia – figurehead king
• Plans for fairytale castle in 1879
o Inspired by Chateau de Pierrfonds by Viollet-le-Duc who led French architectural revival
▪ Not concerned with accuracy, just looking how he wants it to
• Chateau ery siilar to “leepig Beauty’s toer
• Christian Jank hired to design the castle
• Ceilings decorated with images of Germanic tale poetry
• Falkenstein castle plans (never built) a reinterpretation of gothic architecture
o Mini version (90 ft.) created in Texas
• Ludwig murdered 1866 but the architect plans were likely seen by the future Disney architects
Ciderella’s Castle
• Number of towers are unrealistic
• Sizing and structure changes at every location
• Castle suite – secret hidden
o Grandfather clock shows one minute to midnight
o Mirrors into flat screens
• Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique for little girls to turn into princesses
• Tons of medieval influence
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