Ghent, Belgium
1180
Antwerp, Belgium
c. 1200
Ghent, Belgium
13th century
Dilbeek, Belgium
12th century
Bouillon, Belgium
10th century
Turnhout, Belgium
12th century
Lennik, Belgium
c. 1240
Meise, Belgium
c. 1300
Mons, Belgium
1226
Kortrijk, Belgium
1385/1415
Rochefort, Belgium
1450
Sint-Pieters-Rode, Belgium
14th century
La Roche-en-Ardenne, France
11th century
Leuven, Belgium
1455
Hoelaart, Belgium
15th century
Theux, Belgium
11th century
Tournai, Belgium
1290
Thuin, Belgium
1380
Beersel, Belgium
c. 1420
Amay, Belgium
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.