Vienna, Austria
1359
Salzburg, Austria
774 AD
Vienna, Austria
1327
Vienna, Austria
1701-1733
Salzburg, Austria
1208
Salzburg, Austria
696 AD
Salzburg, Austria
1694-1707
Vienna, Austria
1276
Vienna, Austria
1599-1632
Innsbruck, Austria
1717-1724
Vienna, Austria
1716-1737
Vienna, Austria
15th century
Innsbruck, Austria
1553
Salzburg, Austria
1694-1702
Linz, Austria
1669-1683
Graz, Austria
13th century
Melk, Austria
1089
Vienna, Austria
c. 800 AD
Vienna, Austria
1858
Vienna, Austria
1160
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.