King's House on Schachen

The King's House on Schachen is located 1866 meters above sea level high in the mountain Schachen south of Garmisch -Partenkirchen in Wettersteingebirge. King Ludwig II of Bavaria built the palace in the period of 1869-1872 according to plans by Georg Dollman as Ständerbau in Swiss chalet style building made ​​of wood.

The castle is on a road of Schloss Elmau (blocked forest ) - now known as the ideal - to achieve, on which King Ludwig II had run up with horse-drawn carriage or sleigh. Today the royal house for tourists only walk ( 3-4 hours walking) is achievable. Often, the term " hunting lodge " is used, although Ludwig II did not approve of hunting for the building.

While the Swiss pine -clad rooms are kept relatively simple ( living room, study, bedroom, toilet) on the ground floor, located upstairs, the Turkish room, a state-room in a Moorish style, which the king had designed after the model of Turkish palaces. Precious oriental splendor unfolds here; a fountain gurgles, fine carpets covering the floor, gilded carvings, peacock feathers, luxurious divans, enamelled vases, magnificent chandeliers and stained glass windows create an atmosphere of the Arabian Nights, in which the king as Caliph and Sultan, Sheik, Emir and Lord of all could feel Muslims. In the Royal House on the Schachen Ludwig II spent several times his name and birthday, 25 August. Even today gather for this occasion every year loyalty to the King, believers and hikers to a traditional mountain mass.

With its wooden shutters and balcony railings art sawn affects the royal family, as compared to other buildings of Louis, from the outside rather modest.

The former farm buildings are now a mountain hut, a chess house.

Below the little castle is a botanical Alpine garden, which was created in 1900. It is a branch of the Botanical Garden Munich and contains over 1000 mountain plants from the mountains of all the world, from the Alps to the Himalayas.

Approximately halfway of the Royal Road between Schloss Elmau and the Royal house is the Wettersteinalm, above, 200 meters below the castle of Schachensee.