Linderhof Palace
Palacio de Linderhof
Linderhof Palace (Linderhof 12, 82488 Ettal, Germany) – this is a schloss (palace) in Germany, in southwest Bavaria near Ettal Abbey. It is the smallest of the three palaces built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who ordered its construction in the late 1960s (inspired by palaces seen in Versailles, France). By his death in 1886, this was the only palace which he lived to see completed.
Behind the palace’s Baroque façade is a Rococo world with motifs from the age of Louis XV of France. Ludwig’s creation in the Second Rococo or Neo-Rococo style, however, shows a strong South German influence: Ludwig took over a great deal from the Rococo legacy of his own ancestors with which he was familiar from his childhood, such as the Amalienburg in Nymphenburg and the Ornate Rooms of the Munich Residence.
Admission (palace & park buildings): €8.50 (adult), €7.50 (seniors & children). Hours: 9:00 am – 6:00 pm (daily / April 15 – October 15); 10:00 am – 4:30 pm (daily / October 16 – April 14).