Munich, Germany
1867-1908
Munich, Germany
1392
Berlin, Germany
1884-1894
Hamburg, Germany
1886-1897
Bremen, Germany
1404-1410
Munich, Germany
1508
Aachen, Germany
1330
Dresden, Germany
1710-1728
Berlin, Germany
1695-1713
Potsdam, Germany
1744
Bamberg, Germany
1386
Lübeck, Germany
1230
Bamberg, Germany
1585-1587
Munich, Germany
1664
Linderhof, Germany
1868
Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
1422
Stuttgart, Germany
1746
Würzburg, Germany
1720-1780
Ludwigsburg, Germany
1704
Potsdam, Germany
1763-1769
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.