# Marienbrücke

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Marienbrücke spans the Pöllat Gorge in Hohenschwangau, directly behind Neuschwanstein Castle. From the bridge, you can look across forests, lakes and mountains while the Pöllat waterfall drops about 30 metres below.

King Maximilian II commissioned a wooden footbridge in the 1840s, then King Ludwig II replaced it with an iron structure in 1866. Heinrich Gerber designed the bridge, whose sections extended from rock anchors without supporting scaffolding. Its original nineteenth-century railings remain, while the main supports were renewed in 1984.

The bridge stands independently from Neuschwanstein Castle, yet Ludwig II used it as a retreat for viewing his castle during its construction from 1868 to 1886. Its delicate ironwork and the waterfall beneath create a striking contrast between engineering and alpine landscape.

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## Photos

- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Marienbrcke_68a83953bcccc0230d9ba8da_0.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:20050619_130750_Marienbruecke_Neuschwanstein.jpg)

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