All about Schloss Linderhof

If you want to visit all the historically valuable places in Germany, the Schloss Linderhof (ca. 30 Min. from feet) be one of the most important addresses. This is a castle that is located near the city of Oberammergau and not far from another historical attraction, the Benedectin monastery of Ettal.

The Bavarian King Ludwig II. was the one who ordered the construction of this castle as well as two other castles. Of these three, Linderhof Castle was the smallest, but it was the only one of the three castles completed before the death of King Ludwig II. Despite its size, it is still a castle worthy of a king and in this article you will learn much more about it.

King Ludwig II. Chosen this place for the construction of the Linderhof Palace because it had been associated with this place since childhood, because this was the area where he and his father King Maximilian II always went hunting in the Bavarian Alps. Originally it was a royal house, which he inherited from his father and expanded a few years after his death. In the year 1874 He decided to demolish this king's house and rebuild it in its current place. More rooms were built into the U-shaped building that had stopped, and the wooden exterior was transformed into a better, more solid, stone exterior. The design, which then dominated the building, can be classified into the second Rococo period.

One of the biggest influences on the construction of Linderhof Castle was the Versailles Castle in the Ile-de-France region of France. This is also because the French king who built the Palace of Versailles was King Louis XIV, Louis II's idol. Louis XIV is known as the Sun King and this symbolism of the sun can be found in all rooms of the entire Linderhof Palace. The sun represents the absolutism of the French monarchs, which also corresponds to the faith of Ludwig II.

There are many different rooms in Linderhof Palace. One of the most famous rooms of the castle is the large Hall of Mirrors, which is used by Ludwig II as a living room. The King of Bavaria was known as the night person, which was the reason why he slept mostly all day long and was mostly only awake at night. The mirrors allowed to illuminate the whole room with only a few individual candles. Linderhof Castle is surrounded by beautiful gardens, including the allegorical sculptures of the continents of the world as well as sculptures of the different seasons and even the different elements.

More information about King Ludwig II.

• King Ludwig II.
• King Ludwig II. and Richard Wagner
• Museum of the Bavarian Kings