Paris, France
1163
Paris, France
1875-1919
Paris, France
1241-1248
Strasbourg, France
1015-1469
Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France
709 AD
Paris, France
1210-1220
Avignon, France
1670-1672
Chartres, France
1145-1260
Marseille, France
1588
Paris, France
1509-1523
Arles, France
c. 1100
Colmar, France
1234-1365
Marseille, France
1853-1897
Paris, France
1532-1632
Paris, France
12th century
Reims, France
13th century
Lyon, France
1180
Amiens, France
c. 1220
Lyon, France
1872-1884
Paris, France
1014
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.