Schwangau, Germany
Second half of the 19th centur
Hohenschwangau, Germany
1868
Heidelberg, Germany
13th century
Dresden, Germany
c. 1200
Nuremberg, Germany
11th century
Düsseldorf, Germany
13th century
Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
11th century
Regensburg, Germany
179 AD
Detmold, Germany
1550s
Berlin, Germany
1557-1594
Stuttgart, Germany
c. 950 AD
Munich, Germany
1337
Trier, Germany
186-200 AD
Eisenach, Germany
c. 1067
Hohenschwangau, Germany
1833-1857
Lübeck, Germany
1464-1478
Jüchen, Germany
11th century
Meersburg, Germany
c.630 / 12th century
Rathen, Germany
13th century
Koblenz, Germany
1817-1832
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.