Wagner Grotto at Linderhof, a photo from Bayern, West

Photographer's Note

Bavaria's King Ludwig II built this grotto behind his castle Linderhof. Construction began December 15th 1875 and was finished in the year 1877.

It was built as the theme for Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser". The grotto was constructed using iron, and cement.

It included a "rainbow-projection machine" and a wave generator to make the experience for the king perfect. It also is considered to be the first place in Bavaria to use electricity as it had 24 generators producing power for the lighting. Even in the summer, the grotto has been heated using up to seven ovens.

Today's grotto is not quite as romantic, as it's not heated anymore and the rainbow and wave generators are not in use anymore.

Castle Linderhof is the smallest of King Ludwig's and the only one that has been finished within his lifetime and adding up all the time spent in this castle, he used it for about 8 years.

Bring your tripod for pictures of the iluminated artificial stalactites and stalagmites.

I've got another photo of the grotto online now.

sandrasilva, lukas, annagrace, sevman13 has marked this note useful

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sandrasilva (644) 2006-04-12 13:26

Hello Ruben!it's really a excelent shot...excelent idea.The colours are excellent and amazing.Well Done.
I wish you BEST.Sandra :-))

tabora (0) 2006-04-12 13:30

Bonsoir Ruben
les couleurs et l'endroit sont magnifique,très joli reflet de la peinture,belle maitrise de la lumière ambiante.
Amitiés Joseph

AthaPan (0) 2006-04-12 16:10

Wunderschöne Aufnahme und perfekte Inszinierung.
Cheers
SAkis

Gari (251) 2006-04-12 20:03 [Comment]

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Modacolor51 (1309) 2006-04-13 9:42

what a beautiful shot! Excellent composition with fantastic colors and very pleasant atmosphere.Compliments and best regards.
yılmaz...

SAGAPO (1739) 2006-04-16 12:26

Hi Ruben,This is an interesting interieur and an interesting shot.Well done.
Ahmet

Polonaise (5802) 2006-04-27 0:49

This is very interestinmg place and quite unique I must say.
Very difficult to shoot I can onlyimagine, but you managed to do it just about perfectly.
Those colors. Top of the list.
Thanks for sharing,Ruben.
George

branley (3681) 2006-05-13 15:56 [Comment]

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lukas (2067) 2006-05-19 9:53

Hi Ruben
Interesting view of this Grotto. I visited it last year and it is very dark, not easy to make a good photo. You have all the light and colours right and a nice reflection in the water.
Excellent job! Congratulations.
Luc

vinicio (23423) 2006-06-07 7:39

Really beautiful photo Ruben, great colors and lights, well done, nice description too, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

annagrace (2469) 2006-07-29 23:15

What an amazing place. I'd love to see it in person sometime. Well exposed for such darkness.

Alli

rigoletto (34279) 2007-02-08 13:23

Hello Ruben,
This is a very interesting depiction of the place dedicated to Wagner operas. It is obviously a great task to perform his monumental works, which are as difficult as performing "The Lord of the Rings" on stage. His operas need sopranos singing on flying horses, sopranos burning themselves in flames of pyres, dragons, dwarves, giants, magic fires, magic forests, gods walking on rainbows, river Rhine flowing on stage and so on and on. Knowing those details of Wagnerian stage art, this photo has been a great gift for me. TFS,
Deniz

sevman13 (553) 2007-05-12 2:55

hi ruben,

great compo and powerful colors.
desperately seek a tripod for me as well i guess...
well done.

Serdar

Photo Information

Copyright: Ruben Schoenefeld (BigBen212) (99)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-08-20
Categories: Castles, Architecture, Artwork, Event
Camera: Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel, Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6, SanDisk Ultra II 1GB
Exposure: f/4, 1/3 seconds
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-12 13:20
Favorites: 1 [view]