Neuschwanstein is a fantasy come true, a fairytale castle that lifted its like toy turrets and galleries over the wooded hills in the Bavarian Alps near the city of Füssen near the Austrian border.
It gives the impression of a theatrical scenery, and in part it is, as it was created under the active leadership of the Munich theater artist Christian Jank. At the same time, the castle has a very impressive size, and it took seventeen years to build. Ludwig grew up in the nearby Hohenschwangau castle. This building, stylized as a medieval fortress, was built by his father Maximilian II. Ludwig was an ardent admirer of Germanic mythology and, apparently, identified himself with the swan knight Lohengrin. After attending the premiere of the opera of the same name by Richard Wagner in 1858, he was overwhelmed with delight. When, three years later, at the age of eighteen, Ludwig inherited the royal throne, one of his first acts of state was to invite the composer to Munich.
Now, possessing money and power, he became a patron of Wagner, paid all debts for the composer and promised to establish a festival to perform Wagner's works. In his operas, Wagner brought the world of German legends and tales onto the stage on a large scale, trying to captivate the audience with the drama of the eternal confrontation between Good and Evil. Ludwig, meanwhile, ordered the construction of a fairytale castle, which in all respects would correspond to the ideals of the ancient Germanic knighthood.
This, as well as his other decisions, more and more inclined those around him to think that the king was damaged in reason and, as a ruler, was not able to look at things sanely. When Ludwig was still young, Bismarck publicly announced that he was quite sane, although even then many strangeness of his behavior, his manner of fancy dressing, his whole way of life were striking - he, for example, sometimes slept all day, and sometimes invited to for dinner .. the spirit of Louis XIV. But at the end of his life, his madness was quite obvious and no one doubted it.
Eyewitnesses and contemporaries claimed that fifteen master carvers worked on the manufacture of a carved wooden bed for Ludwig for four and a half years. The interior of the castle is a mixture of various architectural and artistic styles, a combination of Moorish, Gothic and Baroque elements: here are stalactite columns, a throne room in the decadent-Byzantine spirit, and a singing hall with exquisite lighting, intended for staging Wagnerian operas.
Neuschwanstein Castle, Germany
Where: Schwangau, Bavaria, Germany.
Price: An adult ticket will cost 13 euros (855 rubles), for children and adolescents under 18 years old admission is free.
It was this place that became the prototype of the Sleeping Beauty Castle - the very one that welcomes guests at Disneyland. Neuschwanstein was erected in the 19th century at the whim of King Ludwig II, spending on the construction a record amount at that time - six million gold marks! True, the monarch himself had a chance to live in the fairytale castle for only about 170 days. The construction was completed after his death.
Neuschwanstein is one of the most popular attractions in Bavaria and, perhaps, the most famous and popular castle in Europe, so there are a lot of tourists here. Experienced travelers are advised to come early in the morning and give preference to sportswear: Neuschwanstein stands on a cliff, which means that the path to it will not be easy. You can get there from Munich by train - the castle is located 130 kilometers from this large city.
Windsor Castle, England
Where: Windsor, Berkshire, England.
Price: for adults - 20.5 pounds (1,500 rubles), for students and people over 60 years old - 18.7 pounds (1,400 rubles), for adolescents under 17 and disabled people - 12 pounds (900 rubles), for children under five years old - is free.
Favorite country residence of Queen Elizabeth II, a magnificent castle with almost a thousand-year history, a repository of paintings by Rembrandt and Rubens, a symbol of the monarchy - all this is about him, about Windsor Castle. For over 900 years, it has been the seat of British monarchs, but despite the fact that the castle is "active", anyone can get here. True, we advise you to look at the site of Windsor Castle before visiting and find out if Elizabeth II is going to descend on her residence on this day: during the Queen's visits, the castle is closed.
If you want to see firsthand how the ruling monarchs live, as well as learn the history of the British royal family, be sure to come to Windsor Castle: it is located just 30 kilometers from London, you can get there in 20 minutes by train.
Chenonceau Castle, France
Where: Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire department, France.
Price: for adults - 13 euros (855 rubles), for students and children under 18 years old - 10 euros (650 rubles), children under seven years old can visit the castle for free.
One of the most romantic French castles is located on the Cher River, 214 kilometers from Paris and only 34 kilometers from Tours. France has a well-developed railway connection, so it will not be difficult to get here. The people called the Chenonceau castle "ladies'", and all because most of its owners were women. Diane de Poitiers, Catherine de Medici, wife of King Henry III Louise de Vaudemont lived here at different times. So it is not surprising that the female "influence" is noticeable here in everything: in the graceful decoration of the castle, in the beautiful gardens that are spread out nearby.
Bran Castle, Romania
Where: Bran city, Romania.
Price: for adults - 7.8 euros (515 rubles), for people over 65 - 5.6 euros (370 rubles), students - 4.5 euros (300 rubles), schoolchildren - 1.5 euros (100 rubles).
This place attracts with its gothic romance. According to legend, it was in this castle, built at the end of the 14th century, that Prince Vlad Tepes, the prototype of the famous Count Dracula, stayed. There is no historical evidence for this, but it is thanks to the myth that Bran Castle is the most visited place in Romania. The atmosphere in the castle is the most mystical, and it is very easy to plunge into it: you can get there by bus from Brasov or Ryshnov.
Himeji Castle, Japan
Where: Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
Price: for adults - 1000 yen (530 rubles), for schoolchildren and students - 300 yen (160 rubles).
Its name is Himeji, which means the castle of the Egret, this place has received due to its snow-white color and elegant shape, which resembles a bird outlines. The castle was built in the 14th century by the princes of Akamatsu. At that time, bloody internecine wars were waged in Japan, so initially the fortress, surrounded by a garden-labyrinth, served as a defensive structure. Today the castle attracts not only tourists, but also filmmakers - for example, it was here that the filming of the film from the Bond series “You Only Live Twice” took place.
It will not be difficult to get to the castle: Himeji is located only 1.5 hours from the Japanese city of Osaka or four from Tokyo (you will need to take a high-speed train). Experienced travelers are advised to come during the cherry blossom season.
Hluboka Castle, Czech Republic
Where: Hluboka nad Vltavou, Ceske Budejovice region, Czech Republic.
One of the most beautiful castles in Europe, built in the middle of the XIII century, is located 140 kilometers south of Prague (you can get there by bus). Initially, the Hluboka nad Vltavou castle was called Frauenberg, and its appearance was very different from the modern one: in the first 400 years alone, 26 owners changed here, and each owner of the castle did not deny himself the pleasure of rebuilding it to his liking. The castle owes its current appearance to the Schwarzenberg family: enchanted by the residence of the British monarchs in Windsor, Duchess Eleanor Schwarzenberg decided to create its analogue in the Czech Republic - only in a slightly more "romantic" spirit. Now anyone can appreciate the efforts of the Duchess.
Miramare Castle, Italy
Where: Trieste, Italy.
Price: for adults - 8 euros (530 rubles), reduced tariff - 5 euros (330 rubles).
Miramare Castle, which means "looking out to sea", rises majestically over the Adriatic in the bay of Grignano to the west of the Italian city of Trieste. It was erected by order of the Austrian Archduke Maximilian in 1860. According to legend, Maximilian was still that jealous, so the castle became a "golden cage" for his wife Charlotte of Belgium.
Now this beautiful "cage" is one of the pearls of Trieste - and annually attracts a lot of tourists. Visitors can not only enjoy the decoration of the castle, but also stroll through the magnificent park that descends to the sea itself. The most convenient way to get to Miramare is from the city of Trieste by public transport or by car.
The quaint palace is located on a high cliff and rises above the Atlantic Ocean, so here you can not only walk through the fabulous interiors and walk through the beautiful park, but also admire the endless expanses. You can get to Sintra (the city closest to the palace) in half an hour by train from Lisbon, and from there we advise you to take a hiking route in the mountains (for the lazy, there is also a bus running to the rock).
Pupils of the preparatory group in the art classes touch on a variety of topics. One of them is drawing a variety of buildings and structures. Since at this age much attention is paid to the development of creative imagination, preschoolers are not limited to depicting buildings they encounter in real life. The guys are happy to create images of magical castles and palaces - the habitats of their favorite fairy-tale characters.
Features of drawing on this topic in the preparatory group
Preschoolers begin to depict buildings in the second junior group: these are primitive houses in the form of a square with a roof in the form of a line protruding from the sides. In the middle group, the kids are already drawing a triangular roof, marking a point for this in the center at a short distance from the main shape.
At this older age, the guys actively depict multi-storey buildings. To do this, they divide the rectangle into sectors using longitudinal and transverse lines, and then draw windows inside the cells. Another way - drawing starts from the first floor in the form of a rectangle with windows and doors, then the second floor is "built over" it, and so on. Multi-storey buildings can have a roof of different shapes - flat, triangular, or in the form of a trapezoid. Note that pupils of the senior group are also offered to draw fantasy houses based on fairy tales - "Hut on chicken legs", "Teremok", "Zayushkina hut", etc. They can have a very different shape, color design, but all these objects have mandatory elements - roof, door and windows.
As for the pupils of the preparatory group, they get acquainted with a variety of buildings that have their own purpose (residential buildings, a school, a kindergarten, a cinema, a shopping center, etc.) and successfully draw them. In addition, at this age, children are already offered to depict complex architectural structures - majestic palaces, soaring castles, beautiful temples, ancient fortresses. Moreover, it can be both images of real objects that preschoolers can see in photographs or even visit them with their parents (for example, the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg or the Swallow's Nest castle in Yalta), and fictional fairy images.
Landmark of St. Petersburg
Medieval castle in Yalta
Children can see magic palaces and castles in illustrations to their favorite fairy tales (for example, The Snow Queen by G.-H. Andersen, The Tale of Tsar Saltan ... ice cream J. Rodari).
Illustration for the fairy tale "Aladdin's Magic Lamp" Illustration for the fairy tale of the same name by J. Rodari Illustration for the "Tale of King Sadtan ..." Illustration for the fairy tale "The Snow Queen"
It can also be a fictional image (the palace of the goldfish, the castle of the Sun and the Moon). He is not found in fairy tales, however, the teacher selects the appropriate pictures so that the children have an idea of how he can be portrayed.
Picture to use in class
Picture to use in class
The image of a fabulous palace consists of a number of details - these are numerous towers, arches, annexes, beautiful intricate windows with carved platbands, balconies. This structure is distinguished by the most unexpected and vibrant colors (although in some cases the color palette will be limited to certain colors, for example, the Snow Queen's castle or the Palace of the Sun).
As for the magic castle, it differs from the palace in its characteristic form of buildings - elongated, as if directed upward, by the presence of many towers topped with domes.
Unlike the palace, the castle is more vertically oriented, has many towers with sharp spiers
Although the castle is traditionally more restrained in color than the palace, the castles are sometimes also painted in bright colors in children's drawings. Note that since ancient times, castles, like fortresses, were built in hard-to-reach places, surrounding them with a moat and a reliable high wall. Preschoolers often convey these characteristic details in their drawings.
When drawing fantasy structures, the teacher's task is to indicate to children the key features of a particular image, while there should not be a stereotyped pattern in front of the pupils' eyes. For example, if the topic of the lesson is "The Castle of the Snow Queen", then when creating this image you need to use a limited number of colors - only cold tones (white, blue, blue, gray, purple), let's also say yellow to depict how the sun is reflected on the snow. rays. In addition, it is possible to reflect in the drawing that this castle was built by some evil mystical forces - to portray it as asymmetrical with irregular proportions. This structure is surrounded by snow blocks, huge ice floes - as if the cold itself had built it. Since the Snow Queen is an evil character, it is good to reflect this in the drawing, making her castle ominous. To do this, you can draw windows in the form of dark holes. But at the same time, the queen has strength and power, therefore her abode should be majestic, cumbersome (huge towers, ornate outbuildings). Some windows can be decorated with a pattern similar to the one that frost leaves on the glass.
Accordingly, the Palace of the Sun will be made exclusively in warm colors (yellow, golden, orange).
The Kingdom of the Moon is drawn in silver, blue, light blue, but unlike the Snow Queen's castle, there is life here - the walls of the palace can be supplemented with sparkling stars, outlandish birds, plants (also in dark colors). The underwater kingdom of the Goldfish will be decorated with corals, green algae, and sea pebbles.
Materials used and base
When painting fairytale palaces and castles, the color of the base is often important. If in the lesson preschoolers will use paints, then the sheet of paper must be tinted in advance (in the preparatory group, this is done by the children themselves under the supervision of a teacher). The color of the tone depends on the subject of the lesson: for example, for the castle of the Snow Queen you will need a cold bluish color (the base can be dark blue, in which case you can draw the palace with one white gouache). For the Palace of the Sun, the base is respectively tinted in a yellowish or pink (like morning dawn) color.
The palace itself can be painted with paints, crayons, wax crayons. An interesting result is obtained by a combination of materials, when the watercolor drawing is additionally outlined with a brighter felt-tip pen.
Drawing with watercolors and felt-tip pens
Since we are talking about fabulous images, gouache and watercolor with a brilliant effect can be used in the composition.
With regard to collective compositions, then a possible option is the "Palace of the Sun and Moon". In this case, a large sheet of paper (A3) is conventionally divided into two parts. One half is tinted in a bluish tint, and the other in a warm golden or reddish tint.
Techniques and techniques that are used when drawing fairytale palaces in the preparatory group
Since drawing a fairytale palace is a rather complicated process, the outline of the building is preliminarily outlined with a simple pencil, avoiding strong pressure.
Before starting the creative process, the child must decide on the orientation of the sheet of paper: if he plans to depict a castle directed upwards with sharp spiers of towers, then the base should be placed vertically, if the image of a majestic wide palace is created, then the paper is laid horizontally.
It is better to start the image from the central rectangle - the main entrance to the palace. On the side, we supplement the drawing with buildings, they can be two- or three-story. These elements can be partially covered by the central part of the building, so the auxiliary lines must be erased later. The tall watchtowers depicted along the edges of the structure will look spectacular.
The next step is to draw the roof of the main gate and other buildings, and then decorate the upper part of the watchtowers. The shape of these elements can be very different.
Visual Aid for Preschoolers
The very central gates of the palace also have many design options.
Visual Aid for Preschoolers
The next stage of work is the choice of the shape of the windows. After all, the palace has a lot of them, moreover, they are all the same. The building will look harmonious if the shape of the windows overlaps with the design of the gate (for example, all elements are rounded or, conversely, angular).
Visual Aid for Preschoolers
The last step in pencil sketching is to decorate the palace with elements such as columns, balconies, trellises, etc.
Visual Aid for Preschoolers
Note that if preschoolers draw a fairytale castle-fortress, then you can also designate brickwork.
The resulting sketch is painted with paints, crayons or crayons. Although the pupils of the preparatory group have already formed the key skills of working with the basic tools, the teacher still monitors the correct drawing technique in class. Since a palace or castle consists of many small elements, it is necessary to draw and paint them with the tip of a brush, holding it in your hand in a vertical manner. When using colored pencils, the child must adjust the pressure to obtain the desired shade brightness.
In the preparatory group, children must mix paints well to obtain a variety of shades. This will be especially true for a composition such as the Snow Queen's castle, which uses different shades of blue and light blue.
Additional types of visual activities used in the design of compositions
Such a fascinating drawing theme as a fairytale palace opens up great opportunities for adding additional elements to the composition. For example, you can create an unusual look by decorating the Snow Queen's palace with white plasticine, sequin applique, or pieces of silver foil. Fancy-shaped ice cubes can also be cut out of ordinary colored paper.
Drawing with applique elements
The work will become even more original if you decorate the image with a cloth - glue pieces of white tulle.
Similarly, you can decorate other types of fabulous structures: decorate the Palace of the Sun with golden foil or sequins, the underwater kingdom of the Sea King - with threads of New Year's "rain" in green.
Specific composition options, including collective
In the second half of the school year (January), the pupils of the preparatory group are offered drawing on the theme of the "Fairy Palace" (or "Far-away Kingdom"). Preschoolers come up with an image of the building and decorate it with various details. If desired, the image can be supplemented with magic trees, flowers, outlandish birds, guards.
In February, the guys do one more fantasy work - the image of the "Fairy Kingdom". Here the emphasis is on the ability to create an image in a specific color palette: warm tones - the palace of the Sun, cold - the palace of the Moon, the castle of the Snow Queen.
In addition to these topics, children can also be offered such a topic as "Underwater Palace" (as an option - "The Little Mermaid's Palace", "The Fairy Tale Palace of the Golden Fish"). This structure will already be portrayed in a different way - to have a bizarre shape, decorated with marine attributes (corals, algae, fish sculptures).
Another interesting option is an oriental-style palace. This is an image from oriental fairy tales such as "Aladdin's Magic Lamp". For example, the Shamakhan queen from "The Tale of the Golden Cockerel" by A.S. Pushkin.
You can also invite children to draw an ice cream palace (an image from the fairy tale of the same name by G. Rodari).
As for collective compositions, if you wish, you can organize the following work: the guys are divided into pairs, the teacher offers them the basis of the A3 format: one child draws the palace of the sun, and the other the palace of the moon. And between them you can make a beautiful rainbow bridge.
Another original solution for teamwork is drawing palaces where the seasons live. Preschoolers, respectively, are divided into four subgroups and create fantasy images of palaces where Winter, Spring, Summer and Autumn could live.
Variants of a motivating start to the lesson: a surprise moment, a fairy tale, an informative conversation, viewing illustrations, etc.
Drawing fairytale palaces and castles is a very exciting activity, especially if the teacher thinks over the appropriate motivation, which will stimulate preschoolers to productive activity. There are a number of examples of organizing the start of a lesson.
For example, the teacher informs the children that a guest from a distant eastern country, Aladdin, flew to them on a flying carpet. He needs to build a beautiful palace for Princess Budur on the instructions of her father, the Sultan. Aladdin has building materials, but he needs a palace project with beautiful windows, gates, roof, columns, etc. He has no architect in the country who could help, so the hero turns to the guys for help.
Another option for motivation is that the teacher tells the preschoolers that on the way to kindergarten, she went to the library and took a book. However, this book is unusual - a previous reader got it wet in the rain. Some pages were blurred - and the fairytale heroes were left without their beautiful palaces and castles. The task of the children is to restore the illustrations.
Another interesting solution - the children are invited to reincarnate as architects (they were called architects before) and move to the far-off kingdom. It is ruled by a kind and wise king, who has three prince sons and three princess daughters. The king gives the task to architects to design and depict palaces for all his children.
This option is also suitable - a letter from the Snow Queen comes to the group. She writes that she used to be angry, arrogant and indifferent. However, the kindness of the girl Gerda melted her cold heart, and now the queen has changed - she has become kind and gentle. And she wants to turn her gloomy ice castle into a warm and joyful one. The heroine asks the guys to help her and come up with an image of a beautiful castle.
“At the end he goes out into a wide clearing and in the middle of that wide clearing there is a house not a house, not a palace, but a royal or royal palace all on fire, in silver and gold and in semi-precious stones, all burns and shines, but there is no fire to be seen; the sun is exactly red, it is hard for the eyes to look at it. All the windows in the palace are open, and a consonant music is playing in it, such as he has never heard.
He enters into a wide courtyard, wide open gates; the road has gone from white marble, and on the sides there are fountains of water, high, large and small ”.
Based on this description, the guys can depict such a fabulous structure.
Drawing on the theme of the "Palace of the Sun and the Moon" can be built on the basis of the Russian folk tale "The Sun, the Month and the Raven Voronovich", in which the old man married his daughters to the Sun, the Month and the Crow.
Illustration for the Russian folk tale "The Sun, the Month and the Raven Voronovich"
Another interesting fairy tale, in which the image of a fantasy palace appears - “Ice Cream Palace” by G. Rodari. According to the plot, a palace of ice cream was built on the square of the Italian city of Bologna. “The roof of the palace was made of whipped cream, the smoke that rose above the pipes was of figured sugar, and the pipes themselves were of candied fruits. Everything else was ice cream: ice cream doors, ice cream walls, ice cream furniture. " Children from all over the city came running here to feast on. The palace began to thaw, and the city guard called in more children. Even one poor old woman began to lick a creme brulee chair. It was a real holiday in the city! And even none of the residents had stomach pains that day.
Preschoolers will surely accept such a fairy tale with delight, and after reading it, you can invite them to draw its main image - an edible palace made from delicious ice cream and other sweets.
Note that physical education minutes, which are carried out directly before productive activity, should be related to the topic of the lesson. If, for example, preschoolers are going to draw the Snow Queen's castle, then we can recommend the following warm-up:
Another option for a snow theme:
| We put out our palms, | Children put their hands forward, palms up |
| Let's start catching snowflakes! | Children, jumping up, perform grasping movements with their hands - they "catch" snowflakes. " |
| One, caught, two, caught! Are you tired? Don't get tired! One, caught, two, caught! And of course not tired! | children "catch" snowflakes |
| And there are many, many snowflakes! | children perform "waves" with their hands, while their palms "look" down |
| And drifts grow everywhere. | children show with hands with outstretched fingers "growing snowdrifts" |
| Let's put snow in our palms | children show how they pick up a handful of snow with both hands |
| And let's start making snowballs! | start to "sculpt" snowballs |
| We sculpt, we sculpt, we sculpt a lump | children continue to "sculpt" snowballs |
| And then we throw it up! | an imaginary snowball is thrown up |
| Played without care And now we are in a hurry to work! | everyone goes back to work |
If the topic of the lesson is "The Fabulous Palace of the Golden Fish", then the following physical education will do:
Lesson notes
| Name of the author | Abstract title |
| Pervushina Yu. | "Magic Castle" Educational tasks: to teach to depict a castle or a palace, to consolidate the content of familiar fairy tales, knowledge of geometric shapes. Developmental tasks: develop color perception, compositional skills, imagination. Educational tasks: to cultivate an interest in fairy tales. Integration of educational areas: "Artistic creation", "Cognition", "Communication", "Socialization", "Health". Demo material: pictures and drawings of palaces and castles of different designs and colors, audio recordings: E. Grieg “In the Cave of the Mountain King”, V. Mozart “Minuet”, waltz from the ballet “Sleeping Beauty”. Handout: sheets of white paper of different sizes (optional) according to the number of children, watercolors, palette, brushes, brush stands, napkins. Course of the lesson: The teacher invites the children to go to a fairyland. The entrance there will open to the one who guesses the riddles (you need to choose the correct one from three answers):
The attention of preschoolers is drawn to pictures depicting various palaces and castles (on the blackboard). Children should by their appearance determine which hero lives in each of them: good or evil. The guys also highlight the common features of all buildings: there is a roof, walls, windows, a fence. Variants of roofs (triangular, trapezoidal, semicircular), towers (square and rectangular) are discussed. Preschoolers use their fingers to draw shapes in the air.
Further, preschoolers are invited to draw any of the described locks or come up with their own image. |
| Myasnikova I.A. | "The fabulous palace of the goldfish" Children are shown a portrait of A.S. Pushkin. The children remember the tales of this great poet - the teacher shows the corresponding books. The illustrations of different artists for one fairy tale are considered. The teacher tells the children a fabulous story about how illustrations for books appeared. One artist once saw a flower, red as a light. The dew on its petals looked like precious stones. The artist decided to paint it. After that, he saw vases and also painted her on canvas. Then he painted trees, sky, people, houses and everything in the world. Another artist who lived in the neighborhood loved to read, while presenting the heroes of the books. He wanted all people to see these characters. Such an artist is called an illustrator, he decorates books to make them even more interesting. A toy goldfish appears. She is sad because no artist has painted her beautiful underwater palace yet (motivation). Independent work. Discussion of figures. |
| V. N. Root | The teacher invites the children to go on a fabulous journey to help Gerda rescue the boy Kai, whom the Snow Queen took to her palace. Independent activity of preschoolers. Kai is saved - a slide appears where Gerda and Kai are sitting near a window with roses. |
| Seitmerova E.M. | "Fairy palace" Children are invited to go on a journey through different fairy tales. An evil witch appears (picture), who has bewitched the fairytale heroes. To help them, the guys must complete assignments.
In order for the evil witch to return back to her fairy tale, preschoolers will have to complete the last task - to draw fabulous palaces and castles. The children are invited to choose a picture for themselves with any character and |
Drawings of the pupils of the preparatory group on the theme "Fairy Palace" with comments on the performance of the work
Photogallery "Fairy Palace, or Far Away Kingdom"
Pupils of the preparatory group create bright and colorful images of magical palaces. Almost all of them have a symmetrical structure. So, "Magic Kingdom", painted in gouache, shimmers with all the colors of the rainbow, let's note the unusual design of the sky in the picture.
The work "Drawing of Santa Claus" is interesting - the image of the palace is made up of multi-colored geometric figures.
The "Rainbow Palace" drawing, complemented by the smiling young king and queen, will permeate a positive mood. A similar composition is "The Palace of the Prince and Princess".
On the contrary, the drawing "Far Away" is made in a restrained pastel color scheme.
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Photogallery "Magic Castles"
Preschoolers create wonderful images of fairytale castles. The formidable and gloomy "Castle-Fortress in the Mountains" surrounded by a moat is realistically depicted: the latticed gates are drawn in detail, the brickwork is marked. In the same vein, the "Lonely Castle-Fortress" is made, apparently standing on a mountain cliff.
The "Castle of the Good Wizard" looks like an elegant dollhouse, decorated with a large clock and a vase with flowers on the window. Note the beautiful lattice windows, the beautiful pattern of the domes of the towers. There is a beautiful park with a bright blue lake near the castle.
The color scheme of the locks deserves special attention. Thus, the "Emerald Castle" is painted in various shades of green. And in the "Pink Castle" as if it was created for a beautiful young princess to live there. The composition "White Fortress" is enchanting, with a whole green forest spreading out over its walls. Let's note the beautiful gradient background of the picture.
The work "Multicolored Castle" is imbued with a fabulous atmosphere. The building is decorated with unusual semicircular windows, shimmering with all the colors of the rainbow, mischievous cockerels sit on the spiers of the turrets, and a magical rose tree grows near the castle itself.
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Photogallery "Castle of the Snow Queen"
The tale of G. H. Andersen "The Snow Queen" is one of the favorite children's works, because it contains a lot of bright moments, wisdom and truth of life. The guys are happy to fantasize about the palace of an evil and arrogant witch with an icy heart. All works are done in cold colors - a variety of shades of blue, blue and purple. The sky in the drawings often shimmers with bright colors, because the castle is located in the North, where the northern lights of extraordinary beauty are a common phenomenon.
The work "Palace in the Snows" is very original: the sky, depicted with purple strokes, is decorated with black and yellow stars, and large blue-green fir trees covered with snow flaunt in the foreground.
A wonderful composition - "The Kingdom of Ice": the domes of the numerous towers of the castle, decorated with sparkles, look like heavy snow caps, and with the help of ornate white strokes, the image of a whirling blizzard is conveyed. A similar work is Snow Kingdom with large snowflakes in the foreground.
Almost all the buildings shown in the photo are angular, with sharp tops of towers, like icicles upside down. The drawing "Ice Palace" is indicative in this regard.
The work "A Castle of Snow and Ice" is remarkable in that a huge yellow moon with a human face mysteriously looks from the sky.
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Photogallery "Underwater Kingdom"
Pupils of the preparatory group are not averse to fantasizing about an underwater castle, where the Sea King, a charming little mermaid or a wise Goldfish can live. Such buildings harmoniously fit into the underwater landscape, decorated with threads of crevice algae and multi-colored sea pebbles.
Visual Aid for Preschoolers
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In the preparatory group, preschoolers are already distinguished by a rather broad outlook, they like to reincarnate into representatives of a wide variety of professions. So, in a drawing lesson, they can feel like an architect designing beautiful buildings. The guys especially like to depict fairytale palaces and castles in fancy colors, with numerous towers and domes, arches and carved shutters. These drawings are often very expressive, similar to a real book illustration for a fairy tale.
We at TravelAsk decided that our life is sorely lacking in fairy tales, magic and majestic beauty. And what could be more fabulous than a magnificent ancient castle, as if descended from the pages of a book? Therefore, today we are introducing you to another portion of the most beautiful and impressive castles on the planet. Well, and a few words about them, of course, we will not forget to tell you!
Chenonceau Castle, France
Has a "popular" name - "Ladies Castle". One of the most beloved, famous and most visited castles in France. It is privately owned but open to the public.
Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome, Italy
Cochem Castle, Germany
It was first documented in 1051.
Dunnottar Castle - a medieval castle on the east coast of Scotland
Edinburgh Castle - an ancient fortress on Castle Rock in the center of the Scottish capital
Hearst Castle ("Hearst Castle"), California, USA
A National Historic Landmark on the Pacific Coast of California. The house has 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 living rooms, the estate has several swimming pools and tennis courts, a cinema, an airfield and the world's largest private zoo (now without animals).
Herstmonceau Castle, built in the 15th century, is located 10 km northeast of Eastbourne. It is the oldest and largest brick building in England.
Hohenwerfen Castle is located in Austria, 155 m above the Salzach valley, 40 km from Salzburg
Hohenzollern Castle - an ancient castle-fortress in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The medieval castle fortress was first mentioned in 1267, but it is assumed that it was built earlier, in the 11th century.
The castle is located 855 m above sea level on a detached mountain called the Hohenzollern. Among the local population, this mountain is better known as Zollenberg or simply Zoller.
Today the castle is a popular tourist attraction.
Lichtenstein Castle - "fairytale castle" of the 19th century in the town of Honau, in the commune of Lichtenstein in Baden-Württemberg
Located at an altitude of 817 m. Today the castle is open to visitors. It houses a large collection of historical weapons and armor.
Matsumoto Castle - an ancient Japanese castle in the city of Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture
Monastery of Pantanassa, Mystra, Greece
Pena Palace - a palace in Portugal, located on a high cliff above Sintra and featuring a fantastic pseudo-medieval style
The entire composition of the mountain, the castle and the adjacent 270 hectare park is one of the earliest examples of romantic landscape architecture of the 19th century. The castle and park originated in 1840 as a summer royal residence on the site of a small abandoned monastery.
Quinta da Regaleira, Portugal
The palace and park complex, on the territory of which there is a romantic neo-Gothic palace, a chapel and a park with lakes, grottoes, fountains and various architectural whims
Named after Baroness Regaleira, who acquired the estate in 1840, it is also known as the palace of the millionaire Monteiro.
Mehrangarh Fortress, Jodhpur, India
Mont Saint Michel, France
Cité or Carcassonne fortress is a medieval architectural ensemble located in the French city of Carcassonne in the department of Aude
Moritzburg Castle, Germany
Alhambra ("Red Castle") - an architectural and park ensemble located on a hilly terrace in the eastern part of the city of Granada in southern Spain
Trakai Island Castle - the largest surviving ancient castle in Lithuania
Wischering Castle, Lüdinghausen, Germany
Fernihurst Fortress in Scotland
Ninomaru Castle, Japan
