Copenhagen, Denmark
1893-1905
Copenhagen, Denmark
1672
Copenhagen, Denmark
1733
Copenhagen, Denmark
1750-1760
Copenhagen, Denmark
1758-1764
Hillerød, Denmark
1560-1620
Ålborg, Denmark
1757-1762
Roskilde, Denmark
1733-1736
Ribe, Denmark
1496
Copenhagen, Denmark
1703
Gråsten, Denmark
1759
Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
1734-1736
Tønder, Denmark
1661
Fredensborg, Denmark
1719
Aarhus, Denmark
1899-1902
Klampenborg, Denmark
1871
Augustenborg, Denmark
1733
Haslev, Denmark
1891
Jystrup, Denmark
1766
Charlottenlund, Denmark
1731
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.