Oslo, Norway
1883-1884
Oslo, Norway
1694-1697
Bergen, Norway
c. 1181
Bergen, Norway
1870
Trondheim, Norway
1070-1300
Oslo, Norway
1880
Tromsø, Norway
1861
Stavanger, Norway
c. 1100-1150
Bergen, Norway
1130s
Trondheim, Norway
c. 1200
Bergen, Norway
12th century
Oslo, Norway
1896
Arendal, Norway
1888
Oslo, Norway
1858
Bergen, Norway
1181
Bergen, Norway
1891-1894
Bergen, Norway
1621
Lom, Norway
1158
Oslo, Norway
1868
Oslo, Norway
1892
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.