The morning twilight paints the sky in deep blue and begins to fade away the Milky Way in this panoramic view from the world-famous Neuschwanstein Castle in southern Germany (the name means New Swan Stone Castle). The palace was built in the 19th-century, commissioned by king Ludwig II, on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria. The iconic palace was an inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle and later similar structures in the world.