Bergen, Norway
c. 1181
Trondheim, Norway
1070-1300
Stavanger, Norway
c. 1100-1150
Bergen, Norway
1130s
Trondheim, Norway
c. 1200
Bergen, Norway
1066-1093
Bergen, Norway
1181
Oslo, Norway
1050
Lom, Norway
1158
Notodden, Norway
c. 1210
Oslo, Norway
12th century
Borgund, Norway
1180-1250
Vik, Norway
c. 1130
Oslo, Norway
13th century
Voss, Norway
1271-1277
Aurland, Norway
13th century
Ornes, Norway
c. 1130
Oslo, Norway
c. 1150
Hamar, Norway
1150
Lillehammer, Norway
1190-1225
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.