Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Bavaria, Germany -- Ludwig hero-worshiped that most absolute of monarchs Louis XIV of France. This is his attempt to replicate Louie's palace at Versailles built about two centuries earlier. Ludwig spent in today's money about $125 million, mostly from his own pocket. When his advisers told him that he had to cut back, he demanded that they seek loans from all the royal families of Europe.Who knows what would have happened here if Ludwig had not run out of time and money. About all he could do was recreate the central pavilion of the Palace of Versailles -- without the wings and other buildings which enhance its magnificence. Let's look at some of the statuary here, starting with the colonnaded entrance.
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