Copenhagen, Denmark
1400-1450
Roskilde, Denmark
c. 1170
Aalborg, Denmark
c. 1380-1400
Roskilde, Denmark
c. 1125
Aarhus, Denmark
12th century
Odense, Denmark
c. 1300
Ribe, Denmark
1110
Odense, Denmark
1096
Helsingør, Denmark
1559
Helsingør, Denmark
1430
Aarhus, Denmark
1060
Kolding, Denmark
c. 1250
Vejle, Denmark
13th century
Jelling, Denmark
c. 1100
Køge, Denmark
1250-1300
Ribe, Denmark
1228
Hjørring, Denmark
1250
Skagen, Denmark
14th century
Stege, Denmark
13th century
Gudhjem, Denmark
ca. 1160
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.