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When was the sleeping beauty castle in paris built&by who?

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im doing my art project (support studies) on the sleeping beauty castle in Disney land paris. i cant seem to find anywhere on the web..the following:

when it was built and by who..any info is perfect so if you have any info at all it would really help.:) thanks!

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  1. I can't paste the link so I paste the whole wikipedia article.

    Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant ("the Castle of Sleeping Beauty") is a structure that stands at the centre of the Disneyland Park at Disneyland Resort Paris and is a continuation of a concept first seen at Disneyland in California.

    The castle is home to an Audio-Animatronic dragon, which at 27 metres from head to tail was the largest Animatronic figure ever built when the park opened in April of 1992. The building also contains la Galerie de la Belle au Bois Dormant, a gallery of displays which illustrate the story of Sleeping Beauty in tapestries, stained glass windows and figures, la Boutique du Château, a shop selling Christmas ornaments year-round and Merlin l'Enchanteur, a shop specialising in handmade glass figures

        "Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland was inspired by the Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Germany. This European influence was fine for building a castle in Anaheim, but the fact that castles exist just down the road from Disneyland Paris challenged us to think twice about our design". —Tony Baxter, executive designer Walt Disney Imagineering[1]

    Since Europe is home to the castles that inspired the structures at Disney's first three parks, Imagineering reconsidered what kind of edifice would stand at the hub of its first European theme park.

    Many different concepts were created and considered, ranging from slightly modified versions of Disney's existing castles to radically new structures to stand instead in the castle's place. The team eventually settled on Imagineer Tom Morris' approach to the established Disney castle. Inspirations cited by Imagineering include illustrations from Book of Hours Les Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry and the Mont Saint Michel monastery in Normandy. (As Charles Perrault had not detailed the castle in his 1697 fairy tale, Imagineering had few restrictions regarding its physical appearance. However, Walt Disney Pictures' own 1959 film Sleeping Beauty provided the inspiration for, among other things, Le Château's surrounding square trees.)

    The realisation of the stained glass windows in London was overseen by Peter Chapman, who had previously worked on the restoration of Notre Dame de Paris.

    Finished in 1992, Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant stands 45 metres.


  2. Le Chateau de la Belle au Bois Dormant (The castle of Sleeping Beauty) was built by Disney workers and opened April 12, 1992, in Paris, France.  The original castle was inspired by the Neuschwanstein Castle in Southern Germany.  Because of the proximity to the Paris park, the Imagineering team considered modified versions of Disney's existing castles.  They eventually settled on Imagineer Tom Morris' concept. I have been to most of the WDW parks, including Disneyland Paris.  I live in Orlando, FL and think the Cinderella's castle at WDW is the most beautiful.  The one in Paris is different; but in a good way.  Hope this helps you a little!  Good luck.

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