Schloss Herrenchiemsee, Bavaria, Germany -- At age 20, Ludwig made Munich ground zero for the revolution of opera by sponsoring the premiere of "Tristan und Isolde" (1865). Later came the premieres of "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (1868), "Das Rheingold" (1869) and "Die Walküre" (1870).

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