Salzburg, Austria
696 AD
Graz, Austria
13th century
Melk, Austria
1089
Vienna, Austria
1160
Salzburg, Austria
1594
Salzburg, Austria
ca. 714 AD
Mondsee, Austria
748 AD
Altenburg, Austria
1144
Klosterneuburg, Austria
1114
Zwettl, Austria
1137
Sankt Florian, Austria
1071
Heiligenkreuz, Austria
1133
Krems an der Donau, Austria
1083
Geras, Austria
1153
Admont, Austria
1074
Innsbruck, Austria
1751
Millstatt, Austria
1070
Seitenstetten, Austria
1112
Hall in Tirol, Austria
1567
Wernberg, Austria
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.