Arboga, Sweden
13th century
Skara, Sweden
11th century
Ystad, Sweden
1267
Västerås, Sweden
1230-1271
Gammelstad, Sweden
1492
Norberg, Sweden
14th century
Vadstena, Sweden
1346
Sankt Ibb, Sweden
13th century
Burlöv, Sweden
12th century
Haninge, Sweden
13th century
Simrishamn, Sweden
12th century
Skokloster, Sweden
13th century
Varnhem, Sweden
ca. 1150
Vattholma, Sweden
ca. 1300
Gothenburg, Sweden
13th century
Rättvik, Sweden
c. 1300
Söderköping, Sweden
c. 1300
Ronneby, Sweden
12th century
Falkenberg, Sweden
ca. 1300
Skanör, Sweden
13th 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.