Uppsala, Sweden
13th century
Uppsala, Sweden
13th century
Vallentuna, Sweden
c. 1213
Uppsala, Sweden
c. 1500
Simrishamn, Sweden
12th century
Arbrå, Sweden
ca. 1500
Norrtälje, Sweden
15th century
Ekerö, Sweden
12th century
Nässjö, Sweden
12th century
Enköping, Sweden
13th century
Ekolsund, Sweden
12th century
Uppsala, Sweden
13th century
Falköping, Sweden
ca. 1200
Falköping, Sweden
12th century
Falkenberg, Sweden
12th century
Slöinge, Sweden
12th century
Enköping, Sweden
ca. 1200
Östhammar, Sweden
late 1300s
Falun, Sweden
13th century
Ystad, Sweden
ca. 1150
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.