Helsinki, Finland
1830-1852
Helsinki, Finland
1862-1868
Helsinki, Finland
1969
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1826
Tampere, Finland
1824-1825
Turku, Finland
1400-1410
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1888-1891
Porvoo, Finland
1410-1420
Helsinki, Finland
1864
Helsinki, Finland
1908-1912
Tampere, Finland
1896-1899
Hämeenlinna, Finland
1792–1798
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1515-1520
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1443-1462
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1902-1907
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1777 (restored 1832)
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1785
Tampere, Finland
1510-1530
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1858-1860
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1841-1843
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.