Venice, Italy
1063-1093
Milan, Italy
1386
Rome, Italy
12th century
Rome, Italy
126 AD
Rome, Italy
336 AD
Rome, Italy
5th century
Rome, Italy
10th century
Venice, Italy
15th century
Turin, Italy
1668-1687
Sassari, Italy
12th century
Genoa, Italy
1118
Turin, Italy
1715-1730
Palermo, Italy
1612-1677
Palermo, Italy
1566-1596
Venice, Italy
1631
Rome, Italy
c. 380 AD
Palermo, Italy
1154
Palermo, Italy
1633-1664
Amalfi, Italy
9th century AD
Rome, Italy
432 AD
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.