Hunding's Hut, Reconstructed Germanic hut in Linderhof Park, Germany.
Hunding's Hut is a log cabin of 17.70 by 10 metres in the eastern part of Linderhof Park, built in 1990 from plans dated August 1876. A double beech tree grows through the roof opening, and a small pond lies in front of the hut.
The hut was originally built in 1876 by order of King Ludwig II and destroyed by fire in 1945. It was reconstructed in 1990 at a new location within the park and opened to visitors.
The hut reproduces the first-act set of Wagner's 'Die Walküre': round logs enclose a tree, and the stage sword Nothung was fixed in an oak, not the ash. Ludwig II had Germanic mead feasts staged here, as Luise von Kobell recorded, and sat reading for hours among bear skins.
The hut can be accessed as part of a walk through Linderhof Park, marked as number 27 on the park map for easy location. The wooden interior with steep steps and uneven floors requires careful footing and sturdy shoes are advisable.
The hut was rebuilt in 1990 with a double beech lifted by crane into its interior, replacing the tree of the original design. The plans used came from the office of court architect Georg Dollmann and are dated August 1876. A small pond was laid out in front, following those same drawings.
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