When king George V of Hanover made the castle a gift to his wife, Queen Marie, he had no idea that his token of love would one day be one of the most impressive monuments in Germany. Between 1858 and 1867, the neo-gothic hilltop castle was built on the legendary Marienberg, which its owner immediately took to her heart. Today Marienburg Castle has become what queen Marie always dreamed of: a place for music, art and culture.