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7 Real Landmarks That Inspired Disney Movies

The castle seen in the 1959 film Sleeping Beauty is based on a 19th-century Bavarian palace commissioned by King Ludwig II.

An architectural marvel, the castle was built beginning in 1869 and features more than 200 rooms. There's even a subterranean grotto where the king enjoyed escaping from the public eye. The castle also inspired the Sleeping Beauty Castle located at Disneyland in Southern California. It all stemmed from a trip Walt Disney took with his wife to the Bavarian Alps, where he was struck by the beauty of this structure. The Sleeping Beauty Castle became one of the most indelible symbols in Disney history, with an animated version appearing in the opening credits for every Disney film produced between 1985 and 2006.

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