Wierschem, Germany
12th century
Cochem, Germany
1100
Sierck-les-Bains, France
11th century
Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
13th century
Beilstein, Germany
12th century
Alken, Germany
1198-1206
Traben-Trarbach, Germany
1350
Brodenbach, Germany
12th century
Roes, Germany
12th century
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Alf, Germany
c. 936 AD
Lieser, Germany
1884
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Klotten, Germany
960 AD
Wintrange, Luxembourg
1610
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
1859-1960
Luttange, France
14th century
Burgen, Germany
1270
Schloß Thorn, Germany
16th century
Treis-Karden, Germany
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.