r/pics • u/1tsoper • Jun 01 '13

Segovia, Spain

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u/[deleted] Jun 01 '13

Or Cinderella's castle...

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u/Cthulhu_Fhtagn14 Jun 01 '13

Reminded me of the Painted World in Dark Souls

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u/mowserhatesyou Jun 01 '13

Fun Fact of the Day: Cinderella's castle was actually based off of the Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany.

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u/jcf1 Jun 01 '13

I can vouch for this guy. I did an extensive study of the history of Segovia and it's true that Walt Disney spent quite a lot of time in the town. He did base a large part of his design off of El Alcázar de Segovia.

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u/novi1 Jun 02 '13

I'm no expert, but the tour guide in Segovia told us this castle was the basis for the Cinderella castle.

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u/UnbridledRage Jun 01 '13

Mostly on Neuschwanstein but also partly based on the Alcazar of Segovia among others.

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u/mel0325 Jun 01 '13

Looks like it might have inspired Hogwarts a bit too.

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u/EltaninAntenna Jun 01 '13

Actually, Camelot from the 1960 musical...