Function is an intrinsic quality of contemporary architecture; however, King Ludwig II's quest to construct and furnish his grand, faux-historic pleasure palaces relied solely on conceptual design, ignoring logic. Existing palace halls reference 19th-century romanticism. The king's struggle with sexuality and religious convictions presented insurmountable guilt. However, if form followed fantasy, the Hall of Temptation would represent the union of heaven and earth - a haven where love reigns supreme. A central dome is inscribed in a rectangular floor-plan utilizing renaissance ideals, by rationalizing the remaining void space. A shrine to self-love and lust(er) is emblematic of the king's internal struggle; by pairing John Delville's 'L'ecole de Platon' with a romantic fresco of the heavens, it reveals that fantasy takes precedence in the mind of the mad king.