Kirn, Germany
12th century
Annweiler, Germany
1212-1232
Altenahr, Germany
c. 1100
Kamp-Bornhofen, Germany
13th century
Neuerburg, Germany
12th century
Wellmich, Germany
1356
Cochem, Germany
c. 1240
Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
13th century
Alzey, Germany
13th century
Niederheimbach, Germany
1294
Roes, Germany
12th century
Gerolstein, Germany
12th century
Virneburg, Germany
12th century
Kobern-Gondorf, Germany
12th century
Isenburg, Germany
c. 1100
Lahnstein, Germany
1324
Schönecken, Germany
1230
Alf, Germany
c. 936 AD
Prümer Burg, Germany
12th century
Hamm, Germany
14th 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.