Arras, France
1667-1672
Longwy, France
1678
Villefranche-de-Conflent, France
1681
Briançon, France
1692
Besançon, France
1668-1711
Blaye, France
1689-1692
Camaret-sur-Mer, France
1693-1696
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France
1628
Tatihou, France
1694
Ciboure, France
17th century
Neuf-Brisach, France
1698
Villefranche de Conflent, France
1681
Antibes, France
1565
Mont-Dauphin, France
1692
Le Perthus, France
1675
Cussac-Fort-Médoc, France
1689-1690
Saint-Martin-de-Ré, France
1681
Mont-Louis, France
1679
Blaye, France
1693
Bayonne, France
1670s
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.