Mainz, Germany
975 AD
Koblenz, Germany
1897
Koblenz, Germany
1817-1832
Braubach, Germany
c. 1117
Bacharach, Germany
1426
Koblenz, Germany
1208
Eltville am Rhein, Germany
1136
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
1871
Sankt Goar, Germany
1245
Boppard, Germany
360 AD
Koblenz, Germany
1777-1793
Trechtingshausen, Germany
1316
Bacharach, Germany
c. 1135
Oberwesel, Germany
1100-1149
Rüdesheim am Rhein, Germany
c. 1000 AD
Kaub, Germany
1326
Bingen am Rhein, Germany
13th century
Lahnstein, Germany
1226
Lorch, Germany
13th century
Sankt Goarshausen, Germany
c. 1371
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.