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Reason
A stunning photochrom of a very famous German landmark. Not only a clear and beautiful example of a photochrom image from the turn of the century, but also a valuable record of how this castle looked shortly after completion. In addition, this is currently the only image on Wikimedia that gives a head-on view of the castle.
Proposed caption
A photochrom print of the front of Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany, taken as few as ten years after the completion of the castle's construction.
Articles this image appears in
Neuschwanstein
Creator
Original creator unknown -- image modified a few times by various users, including myself.
Well, Library of Congress classifies it as an 1890-1900 image, but the notes say "Detroit Photographic Company, 1905", so my guess would be that the base photo was probably taken in the 1890s, but that the color wasn't added to the negative until the early 1900s.-Sarfa 22:15, 3 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I suggest adding the date estimate to the caption. Spikebrennan 14:14, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted Image:Neuschwanstein Castle LOC print rotated.jpg MER-C 03:58, 9 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]