1. Linderhof
is the smallest of the three palaces King Ludwig II built, the other two being
Herrenchiemsee and Neuschwanstein.
2. On the exact location where Linderhof stands once existed the so-called Königshäuschen, which Ludwig II inherited from his father when he ascended to the throne in 1864. He started expanding the building five years later, and tore it down in 1874 to make a new one. The new rococo style building had an added staircase and three new rooms, and the original wooden exterior was replaced with stone façades. Also, three different kinds of marble were used all throughout Linderhof.
3. An astounding sum of 8, 460, 937 marks was spent in creating the palace.
4. Linderhof was loosely patterned from Versailles, the palace of King Ludwig II’s idol, Louis the Great. The former’s staircase, for one, is the smaller version of the latter’s infamous Ambassador’s Staircase.
5. The sun symbols found in some parts of the palace such as the vestibule’s ceiling is a representation o…
2. On the exact location where Linderhof stands once existed the so-called Königshäuschen, which Ludwig II inherited from his father when he ascended to the throne in 1864. He started expanding the building five years later, and tore it down in 1874 to make a new one. The new rococo style building had an added staircase and three new rooms, and the original wooden exterior was replaced with stone façades. Also, three different kinds of marble were used all throughout Linderhof.
3. An astounding sum of 8, 460, 937 marks was spent in creating the palace.
4. Linderhof was loosely patterned from Versailles, the palace of King Ludwig II’s idol, Louis the Great. The former’s staircase, for one, is the smaller version of the latter’s infamous Ambassador’s Staircase.
5. The sun symbols found in some parts of the palace such as the vestibule’s ceiling is a representation o…
