Crown Prince Frederick William of Prussia in 1819 made the decision to rebuild the ancestral castle of the House of Hohenzollern. Later, as King Frederick William IV, in a letter of 1844 he wrote: "The memory of J.19 is extremely lovely to me and a beautiful dream, especially as the sunset we saw from one of the castle bastions ... Well is a childhood dream - a wish to see the Hohenzollern re-habitable ... "
From 1850 he realized his long-cherished dream and created one of the most imposing castles in Germany in the neo-Gothic style. It consists of a multi-towered castle and fortifications that represent a masterpiece of 19th-century war architecture. Their addition with civil architectural elements lend a special charm. The location of the castle on the most beautiful mountain in Schwaben gives it the picturesque appearance.
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia had the castle from 1952 with artistically valuable and historically significant objects to the history of Prussia and its kings outfit. In addition to paintings by well-known painters (Honthorst, Pesne, von Werner, von Lenbach, Laszlo) this includes, in particular, gold and silversmith works from the 17th to the 19th century.
In 1970 and 1978, earthquakes caused great damage. All maintenance, new construction and alterations must also be financed from the entrance fees in the future. As a neat and as a structurally perfect facility, the castle presents itself to visitors from all over the world.