Cologne, Germany
1248
Munich, Germany
12th century
Berlin, Germany
1894-1905
Berlin, Germany
13th century
Dresden, Germany
1738-1751
Munich, Germany
1468-1488
Berlin, Germany
1891
Berlin, Germany
1701-1705
Dresden, Germany
1726-1743
Berlin, Germany
1702
Bremen, Germany
13th century
Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
1311-1484
Nuremberg, Germany
1352-1362
Bremen, Germany
11-13th century
Aachen, Germany
793-813 AD
Nuremberg, Germany
1225
Freiburg, Germany
13th century
Cologne, Germany
974 AD
Cologne, Germany
c. 1172
Berlin, Germany
1220-1230
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.