Stockholm, Sweden
1279
Stockholm, Sweden
ca. 1270-1300
Lund, Sweden
1080-1145
Uppsala, Sweden
1287-1435
Helsingborg, Sweden
14th century
Uppsala, Sweden
1302
Visby, Sweden
1225
Malmö, Sweden
13th century
Lund, Sweden
ca. 1050
Visby, Sweden
13th century
Linköping, Sweden
c. 1120
Haninge, Sweden
13th century
Ystad, Sweden
ca. 1200
Sigtuna, Sweden
ca.1100
Sigtuna, Sweden
1230-1255
Nyköping, Sweden
13th century
Örebro, Sweden
Late 1200s
Växjö, Sweden
ca. 1120
Halmstad, Sweden
c. 1432
Gamla Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
ca. 1164
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.