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Linderhof & Herrenchiemsee
! Linderhof Castle
bounded by the Fountain of
Neptune at the bottom and the
music pavilion at the top. Arcades
flank the two sides of the waterfall.
$ Grotto of Venus
Linderhof's history began as
a hunting lodge of Maximilian II
that Ludwig II had dismantled
and reassembled in the park in
1872. Originally planned as a
second Versailles, the castle
turned out to be far more modest
in scale, albeit designed in a
delightful and whimsical neo-
Rococo style.
@ Castle Park
Designed to emulate the
Hörselberg in Wagner's opera,
Tannhäuser , this artificial grotto,
complete with stalactites, features
a lake on which the king was
rowed about in a gilded barge.
% Moorish Kiosk
Set in a landscape garden,
the park is a French-style formal
garden created from 1870 on-
wards using designs by Carl von
Effner. Its parterres are reminis-
cent of the Baroque style, its
terraces of the Renaissance.
£ Fountain of Neptune
Created for the Paris World's
Fair in 1867, Ludwig II acquired
the pavilion for Linderhof in 1876.
^ Chapel
This is the oldest structure
of the castle complex, built in
1668 as the chapel of St Anna.
& Herrenchiemsee Castle
With Cascades
On the north side of the castle,
cascades flow across 30 steps
On the island of Herren-
chiemsee in Lake Chiemsee,
Ludwig II finally began to build
his “New Versailles” in 1878.
Seven years later, he ran out
of funds after completing 20
magnificent rooms, which are
open to visitors today.
* King Ludwig II Museum
The museum is housed in
the south wing of the New Castle
and documents the life of “Kini,”
a Bavarian nickname for the king,
in a series of 12 rooms.
( Hall of Mirrors
With its 90-m (290-ft) length,
the Hall of Mirrors surpasses its
Herrenchiemsee Castle
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For further information on Linderhof Castle, visit
www.linderhof.de
 
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