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Christian Jank was the designer of Ludwig II of Bavaria's castle, Neuschwanstein. He was hired by Richard Wagner, a close friend of Ludwig's, and became both the king's set designer and personal artist, developing artistic renderings of the castle. Jank also designed the planned Castle Falkenstein. However, Ludwig could not afford this extravagant design. Ludwig (Louis) II, King of Bavaria, Ludwig Friedrich Wilhelm; sometimes known in English as Ludwig the Mad and as the Märchenkönig (Fairy-tale King) in German. ... Neuschwanstein seen from the Marienbrücke. ... Wilhelm Richard Wagner (May 22, 1813 – February 13, 1883) was a German composer, conductor, music theorist, and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or music dramas as he later came to call them). ... Castle Falkenstein (de. ...
ChristianJank, the scenery designer at the Court Theatre, painted the designs for the castle, which accounts for the dreamy, fairy-tale appearance of the building.
As the planning stage advanced, the castle's style changed from Gothic to Romanesque, and it's size grew to be of enormous proportions.
By 1869 the castle had became a massive temple to Wagner, and ChristianJank's design from 1869 was adopted for the project.
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