Believe it or not, this amazing German-style residence is actually in Texas Hill Country, surrounded by lush woodlands and highland lakes.

Falkenstein Castle, as the property is known, was the brainchild of architect and developer Terry Young and his wife Kim, who fell in love with the architectural style following a trip to Bavaria in 1995 during which they reportedly came across plans for an unfinished castle that had been designed by King Ludwig II – who commissioned the iconic Neuschwanstein Castle in 1868.

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