Ærøskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Kalundborg, Denmark
13th century
Store Heddinge, Denmark
c. 1200
Askeby, Denmark
13th century
Vrå, Denmark
c. 1134
Roskilde, Denmark
12th century
Skibby, Denmark
c. 1100
Roskilde, Denmark
1176
Sakskøbing, Denmark
13th century
Nysted, Denmark
c. 1300
Stege, Denmark
13th century
Vallensbæk, Denmark
12th century
Hedensted, Denmark
12th century
Spøttrup, Denmark
13th century
Fredericia, Denmark
12th century
Tørring, Denmark
13th century
Hedensted, Denmark
13th century
Dronninglund, Denmark
16th century
Vejle, Denmark
12th century
Kolding, Denmark
12th 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.