The castle is magnificently sited high up on a cliff.

城堡坐落在高高的悬崖，十分壮观。

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There were two high mountains, and at the top of each stood a castle.

有两座高山，山顶各矗立着一座城堡。

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Today, Ludwig remains famous for the castles he built and attempted to build, most notably Neuschwanstein castle, perched high in the Alpine foothills.

如今，路德维希仍然因他所建成或试图建立的城堡而著称。在他建立的众多城堡中，最著名的城堡当属伫立于阿尔卑斯山麓高处的新天鹅堡。

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The Steamboat Springs castle stands 40ft high, but is more compact than the one in Minnesota, with small courtyards and ice tunnels that illuminate at night with light.

BBC: Two castles, built icicle by icicle

This sort of thing is much better accomplished in novels (alternative histories such as Philip K. Dick's "The Man in the High Castle") or movies ("mockumentaries" like "This Is Spinal Tap").

WSJ: Too Clever by Half | More Real? | Minneapolis Institute of Arts | By Peter Plagens

Against a background that suggests the action as a swarming cluster of winged insects high above a castle's courtyard, Mr. Taylor's dancemaking reveals him at his most punchy pace.

WSJ: Paul Taylor | A Season of Scribbles, Pantomime and Bugs | Dance Review by Robert Greskovic