Brugenette, Belgium
1148
Villers-la-Ville, Belgium
1217
Ghent, Belgium
7th century AD
Nivelles, Belgium
649 AD
Florenville, Belgium
1132
Hemiksem, Belgium
1243
Leuven, Belgium
14th century
Floreffe, Belgium
1121
Aubel, Belgium
1216
Brussels, Belgium
1367
Brussels, Belgium
c. 1196
Grimbergen, Belgium
1128
Braine-l'Alleud, Belgium
1413
Dinant, Belgium
1152
Leuven, Belgium
1129
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
1845
Leuven, Belgium
1888
Thuin, Belgium
637 AD
Dendermonde, Belgium
1837
Mol, Belgium
1138
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.