Domleschg, Switzerland
1200
Arlesheim, Switzerland
1239
Läufelfingen, Switzerland
c. 1240
Uster, Switzerland
c. 1200
Thalheim, Switzerland
13th century
Cama, Switzerland
12th century
La Sarraz, Switzerland
1049
Oron-le-Châtel, Switzerland
13th century
Aesch, Switzerland
13th century
Sarnen, Switzerland
11th century
Scuol, Switzerland
12th century
Kandergrund, Switzerland
12th century
Lucens, Switzerland
12th century
Ormalingen, Switzerland
1319-1342
Stetten, Switzerland
13th century
Flums, Switzerland
c. 1220
Aarburg, Switzerland
c. 1200
Santa Maria in Calanca, Switzerland
12th century
Münsingen, Switzerland
1550
Wimmis, Switzerland
13th century
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.