Nicosia, Cyprus
c. 1209
Bellapais, Cyprus
1198-1205
Famagusta, Cyprus
1298-1312
Larnaca, Cyprus
c. 890 AD
Paphos Forest, Cyprus
c. 1090
Famagusta, Cyprus
c. 1310
Larnaca, Cyprus
1600-1100 BC
Famagusta, Cyprus
13th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
1360
Nicosia, Cyprus
14th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
12th century
Rizokarpaso, Cyprus
15th century
Nicosia, Cyprus
c. 1308
Pedoulas, Cyprus
1474
Pano Panagia, Cyprus
12th century
Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus
11th century
Nikitari, Cyprus
1099
Paphos, Cyprus
16th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
14th century
Famagusta, Cyprus
14th 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.