Salzburg, Austria
1077
Heidenreichstein, Austria
12th century
Linz, Austria
8th century
Werfen, Austria
1075-1078
Steyr, Austria
985 AD / 18th century
Innsbruck, Austria
1563
Kufstein, Austria
c. 1205
Hochosterwitz, Austria
c. 860 AD
Riegersburg, Austria
1122
Schönbühel-Aggsbach, Austria
1180
Rosenburg, Austria
1593-1597
Forchtenstein, Austria
15th century
Feldkirch, Austria
12th century
Schallaburg, Austria
1540
Dürnstein, Austria
1140-1145
Perchtoldsdorf, Austria
10th century
Villach, Austria
16th century
Raabs an der Thaya, Austria
c. 1050
Gmunden, Austria
c. 1080
Reutte, Austria
1296
Linderhof is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one which he lived to see completed.
Ludwig II, who was crowned king in 1864, began his building activities in 1867-1868 by redesigning his rooms in the Munich Residenz and laying the foundation stone of Neuschwanstein Castle. In 1868 he was already making his first plans for Linderhof. However, neither the palace modelled on Versailles that was to be sited on the floor of the valley nor the large Byzantine palace envisaged by Ludwig II were ever built.
Instead, the new building developed around the forester's house belonging to his father Maximilian II, which was located in the open space in front of the present palace and was used by the king when crown prince on hunting expeditions with his father.