40:
359:
527:
566:
1637:
501:
489:
542:
513:
554:
930:
1549:
268:
1537:
778:
597:
1587:
716:
1238:
429:
in 1806. After holding his court at The Hague and
Utrecht, Louis Napoleon moved to Amsterdam, and converted the Town Hall into a royal palace for himself.
1205:
1759:
1729:
712:
112:
594:
1580:
1441:
1131:
1037:
473:
The sandstone of yellowish hue has darkened considerably in the course of time. Astride the rear of the building is a 6-metre-tall statue of
1754:
1431:
1709:
1714:
782:
733:
1573:
1335:
1126:
1027:
891:
1467:
1078:
684:
657:
630:
39:
1749:
565:
526:
1744:
1325:
832:
810:
148:
1734:
1507:
1345:
1212:
1178:
910:
358:
1223:
1171:
1163:
914:
767:
1724:
1279:
1182:
873:
444:
323:
1451:
1406:
1355:
1136:
1083:
105:
1472:
1032:
1022:
1371:
1104:
455:
451:
193:
73:
1739:
1284:
1121:
235:
500:
1764:
1340:
1320:
1263:
771:
541:
381:, which at that time would have been busy with ships". The town hall was opened on 29 July 1655 by
488:
1350:
1017:
803:
512:
327:
277:
97:
1487:
1411:
1156:
1063:
902:
887:
553:
1193:
674:
1656:
1140:
944:
852:
647:
1671:
1502:
1088:
954:
848:
729:
474:
8:
1704:
1315:
1093:
439:
and other official receptions, such as New Year receptions. The award ceremonies of the
394:
225:
1682:
1676:
1661:
1553:
1540:
1330:
1273:
1228:
1218:
1167:
1068:
979:
929:
898:
796:
426:
422:
382:
461:
The palace was renovated from 2005 until June 2009, during which, among other things,
1616:
1446:
1289:
949:
906:
858:
680:
653:
626:
414:
389:
laid the foundation for this along with three other children. The main architect was
311:
1636:
1666:
1565:
879:
390:
338:
221:
1381:
1248:
1197:
1152:
1098:
1073:
959:
601:
533:
435:
The palace is used by the monarch for entertaining and official functions during
418:
410:
386:
366:
362:
342:
1719:
1651:
1621:
1243:
974:
969:
964:
883:
443:, of the Silver Carnation, of the Royal Awards for Modern Painting, and of the
406:
393:, who took control of the construction project in 1648. It was built on 13,659
243:
365:
laid the foundation stone for the New Town hall Op de Dam in 1648, painted by
1698:
1482:
1416:
1144:
440:
274:
251:
239:
182:
127:
114:
1517:
1477:
1421:
1233:
1626:
1597:
1497:
1492:
1401:
1386:
1310:
1253:
1186:
1148:
450:
The balcony of the Royal Palace was used during the investiture of Queen
436:
307:
247:
87:
1522:
1512:
1436:
1426:
1391:
1376:
863:
518:
465:
was removed. Since 14 June 2009, the palace is open again to visitors.
315:
1396:
1258:
999:
819:
374:
334:
319:
293:
83:
1269:
760:
462:
341:
in the 17th century. The building became the royal palace of King
1201:
1047:
432:
It was made property of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1936.
918:
868:
777:
378:
1294:
989:
676:
Dutch
Culture in a European Perspective: 1650, hard-won unity
788:
16:
Palace on Dam Square in the centre of
Amsterdam, Netherlands
377:
of the City of
Amsterdam "facing the landing wharfs along
717:
Ministry of
Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
604:. The Dutch Royal House. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
1595:
649:
Berlitz Pocket Guide
Amsterdam (Travel Guide eBook)
1696:
620:
208:22,031 square metres (237,140 sq ft)
1581:
804:
768:Virtual tour of the Royal Palace of Amsterdam
672:
616:
614:
612:
610:
590:
588:
586:
310:which are at the disposal of the monarch by
301:
1588:
1574:
811:
797:
607:
385:, the mayor of Amsterdam. De Graeff's son
1760:1665 establishments in the Dutch Republic
1730:Historic house museums in the Netherlands
673:Frijhoff, Willem; Spies, Marijke (2004).
583:
1336:Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
713:Renovatie Paleis op de Dam in opbouwfase
357:
645:
458:announced the new queen to the people.
1697:
1028:Amsterdam regional transport authority
1569:
792:
736:from the original on 3 September 2017
477:carrying the Globe on his shoulders.
413:from power a decade earlier, the new
314:. It is situated on the west side of
44:The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in 2016
345:and later of the Dutch Royal House.
1755:Royal residences in the Netherlands
1326:Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten
833:Index of Amsterdam-related articles
468:
13:
1710:Baroque palaces in the Netherlands
623:The Rough Guide to The Netherlands
14:
1776:
1715:Buildings of the Dutch Golden Age
752:
306:) is one of three palaces in the
1635:
1547:
1536:
1535:
1346:Amsterdam University of the Arts
928:
776:
719:. Retrieved on 18 February 2011.
699:Geert Mak, Eymert-Jan Goossens.
564:
552:
540:
525:
511:
499:
487:
266:
38:
1280:National Monument on Dam Square
701:350 jaar geschiedenis op de Dam
373:The structure was built as the
298:Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam
30:Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam
1224:Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam
722:
706:
693:
666:
639:
571:The central hall of the palace
1:
818:
576:
447:are also held in the palace.
1356:Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
353:
7:
1750:Rijksmonuments in Amsterdam
625:. Penguin. pp. 63–64.
595:The Royal Palace, Amsterdam
10:
1781:
1745:Palaces in the Netherlands
1468:Basilica of Saint Nicholas
703:. Amsterdam, 2005. P. 109.
480:
454:in 1980, where her mother
348:
333:The palace was built as a
194:Kingdom of the Netherlands
74:Dutch Baroque architecture
51:Interactive fullscreen map
1644:
1633:
1604:
1531:
1460:
1364:
1303:
1114:
1056:
1043:Royal Palace of Amsterdam
1010:
937:
926:
841:
828:
783:Royal Palace of Amsterdam
772:Google Arts & Culture
400:
290:Royal Palace of Amsterdam
262:
257:
231:
217:
212:
204:
199:
189:
178:
170:
162:
154:
143:
104:
93:
79:
69:
64:
56:
49:
37:
28:
24:Royal Palace of Amsterdam
23:
1735:Houses completed in 1665
1341:Netherlands Film Academy
1321:Royal Tropical Institute
1351:University of Amsterdam
621:Martin Dunford (2010).
213:Design and construction
1554:Netherlands portal
903:Amsterdam Science Park
888:Stelling van Amsterdam
646:Berlitz (March 2017).
370:
302:
128:52.373111°N 4.891389°E
1677:Stadhouderlijk Palace
1657:Lange Voorhout Palace
1596:Royal palaces in the
1365:Parks and open spaces
1141:Het Scheepvaartmuseum
1122:Books about Amsterdam
425:, as King Louis I of
417:was forced to accept
361:
1725:Museums in Amsterdam
1672:Palace-Council House
1508:Portuguese Synagogue
938:Boroughs & areas
785:at Wikimedia Commons
155:Construction started
98:Nieuwezijds Voorburg
1316:Esprit Scholengroep
1194:Royal Theater Carré
1127:Tourist attractions
600:18 May 2011 at the
445:Prince Claus Awards
367:Barend Wijnveld Jr.
133:52.373111; 4.891389
124: /
70:Architectural style
65:General information
1683:Huis ter Nieuwburg
1662:Kneuterdijk Palace
1331:Sandberg Institute
1274:Johan Cruyff Arena
1229:Albert Cuyp Market
1132:Outdoor sculptures
907:Port of Amsterdam
899:Euronext Amsterdam
423:Napoleon Bonaparte
407:patriot revolution
383:Cornelis de Graeff
371:
60:Stadhuis op de Dam
1692:
1691:
1617:Noordeinde Palace
1563:
1562:
1206:Theater Amsterdam
1033:Metropolitan area
892:tallest buildings
859:Van Amstel family
781:Media related to
686:978-90-232-3963-5
659:978-1-78573-023-8
632:978-1-84836-882-8
415:Batavian Republic
318:in the centre of
312:Act of Parliament
286:
285:
200:Technical details
1772:
1740:Marble buildings
1667:Soestdijk Palace
1639:
1590:
1583:
1576:
1567:
1566:
1552:
1551:
1550:
1539:
1538:
1473:Begijnhof Chapel
1407:Hortus Botanicus
1079:Railway stations
932:
880:Amsterdam School
822:
813:
806:
799:
790:
789:
780:
764:
763:
761:Official website
746:
745:
743:
741:
726:
720:
710:
704:
697:
691:
690:
670:
664:
663:
643:
637:
636:
618:
605:
592:
568:
556:
544:
529:
515:
503:
491:
469:Notable features
409:which swept the
391:Jacob van Campen
339:Dutch Golden Age
326:and next to the
305:
303:Paleis op de Dam
270:
269:
226:Daniël Stalpaert
222:Jacob van Campen
149:Willem-Alexander
139:
138:
136:
135:
134:
129:
125:
122:
121:
120:
117:
42:
32:Paleis op de Dam
21:
20:
1780:
1779:
1775:
1774:
1773:
1771:
1770:
1769:
1765:Louis Bonaparte
1695:
1694:
1693:
1688:
1640:
1631:
1600:
1594:
1564:
1559:
1548:
1546:
1527:
1461:Religious sites
1456:
1382:Amsterdamse Bos
1360:
1299:
1249:Amsterdammertje
1198:Stadsschouwburg
1153:Van Gogh Museum
1110:
1052:
1006:
933:
924:
837:
824:
820:
817:
759:
758:
755:
750:
749:
739:
737:
728:
727:
723:
711:
707:
698:
694:
687:
671:
667:
660:
644:
640:
633:
619:
608:
602:Wayback Machine
593:
584:
579:
572:
569:
560:
557:
548:
545:
536:
534:Louis Bonaparte
530:
521:
516:
507:
504:
495:
492:
483:
471:
419:Louis Bonaparte
411:House of Orange
403:
387:Jacob de Graeff
363:Jacob de Graeff
356:
351:
343:Louis Bonaparte
322:, opposite the
282:
281:
280:
271:
267:
236:Artus Quellinus
232:Other designers
144:Current tenants
132:
130:
126:
123:
118:
115:
113:
111:
110:
52:
45:
33:
31:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1778:
1768:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1690:
1689:
1687:
1686:
1679:
1674:
1669:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1652:Het Loo Palace
1648:
1646:
1642:
1641:
1634:
1632:
1630:
1629:
1624:
1622:Huis ten Bosch
1619:
1614:
1608:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1593:
1592:
1585:
1578:
1570:
1561:
1560:
1558:
1557:
1543:
1532:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1457:
1455:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1394:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1368:
1366:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1353:
1348:
1343:
1338:
1333:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1244:SAIL Amsterdam
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1209:
1190:
1175:
1172:Eye Filmmuseum
1160:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1118:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1109:
1108:
1101:
1096:
1091:
1086:
1081:
1076:
1071:
1066:
1060:
1058:
1057:Transportation
1054:
1053:
1051:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1014:
1012:
1008:
1007:
1005:
1004:
1003:
1002:
994:
993:
992:
984:
983:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
941:
939:
935:
934:
927:
925:
923:
922:
895:
884:Grachtengordel
878:Architecture (
876:
871:
866:
861:
856:
845:
843:
839:
838:
836:
835:
829:
826:
825:
816:
815:
808:
801:
793:
787:
786:
774:
765:
754:
753:External links
751:
748:
747:
721:
705:
692:
685:
665:
658:
638:
631:
606:
581:
580:
578:
575:
574:
573:
570:
563:
561:
558:
551:
549:
546:
539:
537:
531:
524:
522:
517:
510:
508:
505:
498:
496:
493:
486:
482:
479:
470:
467:
402:
399:
369:(19th century)
355:
352:
350:
347:
284:
283:
272:
265:
264:
263:
260:
259:
255:
254:
244:Jacob Jordaens
233:
229:
228:
219:
215:
214:
210:
209:
206:
202:
201:
197:
196:
191:
187:
186:
180:
176:
175:
172:
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
145:
141:
140:
108:
102:
101:
95:
91:
90:
81:
77:
76:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
50:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
29:
26:
25:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1777:
1766:
1763:
1761:
1758:
1756:
1753:
1751:
1748:
1746:
1743:
1741:
1738:
1736:
1733:
1731:
1728:
1726:
1723:
1721:
1718:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1702:
1700:
1685:
1684:
1680:
1678:
1675:
1673:
1670:
1668:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1658:
1655:
1653:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1643:
1638:
1628:
1625:
1623:
1620:
1618:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1603:
1599:
1591:
1586:
1584:
1579:
1577:
1572:
1571:
1568:
1556:
1555:
1544:
1542:
1534:
1533:
1530:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
1514:
1511:
1509:
1506:
1504:
1501:
1499:
1496:
1494:
1491:
1489:
1486:
1484:
1483:He Hua Temple
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1465:
1463:
1459:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1428:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1417:Rembrandtpark
1415:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1398:
1395:
1393:
1390:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1369:
1367:
1363:
1357:
1354:
1352:
1349:
1347:
1344:
1342:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1332:
1329:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1312:
1309:
1308:
1306:
1302:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1271:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1214:
1210:
1207:
1203:
1199:
1195:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1180:
1176:
1173:
1169:
1165:
1161:
1158:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1119:
1117:
1113:
1106:
1102:
1100:
1097:
1095:
1092:
1090:
1087:
1085:
1082:
1080:
1077:
1075:
1072:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1059:
1055:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1013:
1009:
1001:
998:
997:
995:
991:
988:
987:
985:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
947:
946:
943:
942:
940:
936:
931:
920:
916:
912:
911:RAI Amsterdam
908:
904:
900:
896:
893:
889:
885:
881:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
860:
857:
854:
850:
847:
846:
844:
840:
834:
831:
830:
827:
823:
814:
809:
807:
802:
800:
795:
794:
791:
784:
779:
775:
773:
769:
766:
762:
757:
756:
735:
731:
725:
718:
714:
709:
702:
696:
688:
682:
678:
677:
669:
661:
655:
651:
650:
642:
634:
628:
624:
617:
615:
613:
611:
603:
599:
596:
591:
589:
587:
582:
567:
562:
555:
550:
543:
538:
535:
532:bedroom King
528:
523:
520:
514:
509:
502:
497:
490:
485:
484:
478:
476:
466:
464:
459:
457:
453:
448:
446:
442:
441:Erasmus Prize
438:
433:
430:
428:
424:
421:, brother of
420:
416:
412:
408:
398:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
368:
364:
360:
346:
344:
340:
336:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
304:
299:
295:
291:
279:
276:
275:Rijksmonument
261:
256:
253:
252:Ferdinand Bol
249:
245:
241:
240:Govert Flinck
237:
234:
230:
227:
223:
220:
216:
211:
207:
203:
198:
195:
192:
188:
184:
181:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
157:
153:
150:
146:
142:
137:
109:
107:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75:
72:
68:
63:
59:
55:
48:
41:
36:
27:
22:
19:
1681:
1612:Royal Palace
1611:
1545:
1518:Westermoskee
1478:De Krijtberg
1442:Wertheimpark
1422:Sarphatipark
1285:Coat of arms
1234:Noordermarkt
1179:music venues
1157:Wereldmuseum
1042:
986:Urban areas
770:provided by
738:. Retrieved
724:
708:
700:
695:
675:
668:
648:
641:
622:
547:Main hallway
506:Schepen Room
472:
460:
449:
437:state visits
434:
431:
404:
395:wooden piles
372:
332:
324:War Memorial
297:
289:
287:
218:Architect(s)
174:20 July 1655
116:52°22′23.2″N
57:Former names
18:
1627:Drakesteijn
1598:Netherlands
1498:Obrechtkerk
1493:Noorderkerk
1488:Nieuwe Kerk
1402:Frankendael
1387:Beatrixpark
1311:De Ateliers
1254:Artis (zoo)
1213:restaurants
1187:Jordaanlied
1149:Rijksmuseum
740:3 September
337:during the
328:Nieuwe Kerk
308:Netherlands
248:Jan Lievens
185:8.5 million
171:Inaugurated
131: /
119:4°53′29.0″E
106:Coordinates
88:Netherlands
1705:Dam Square
1699:Categories
1645:Historical
1523:Zuiderkerk
1513:Westerkerk
1447:Westerpark
1437:Vondelpark
1432:Vliegenbos
1427:Sloterpark
1412:Oosterpark
1392:Diemerpark
1377:Amstelpark
1264:Coffeeshop
1168:Tuschinski
1018:Government
1011:Government
955:Nieuw-West
864:Amstelland
577:References
559:Front side
519:Vierschaar
494:Moses Room
405:After the
316:Dam Square
258:References
205:Floor area
1503:Oude Kerk
1397:Flevopark
1304:Education
1259:De Wallen
1239:De Hallen
1211:Cuisine (
1192:Theatre (
1103:Airport (
1064:Transport
1038:Expansion
1000:Westpoort
897:Economy (
821:Amsterdam
375:Town Hall
354:Town hall
335:city hall
320:Amsterdam
294:Amsterdam
163:Completed
84:Amsterdam
1605:Occupied
1541:Category
1268:Sports (
1162:Cinema (
1105:Schiphol
980:Zuidoost
945:Boroughs
853:timeline
842:By topic
734:Archived
598:Archived
463:asbestos
296:(Dutch:
80:Location
1452:Squares
1202:DeLaMar
1177:Music (
1137:Museums
1115:Culture
1089:Cycling
1084:Streets
1048:Stopera
950:Centrum
849:History
730:"Atlas"
481:Gallery
456:Juliana
452:Beatrix
427:Holland
349:History
94:Address
1094:Canals
1023:Mayors
919:Zuidas
874:People
869:Amstel
683:
656:
629:
401:Palace
379:Damrak
273:Dutch
1720:Domes
1372:Parks
1295:Mokum
1219:Walls
1183:songs
1164:Films
1074:Metro
1069:Trams
996:Area
990:Weesp
960:Noord
475:Atlas
190:Owner
147:King
1290:Flag
1270:Ajax
1145:NEMO
975:Zuid
970:West
965:Oost
742:2017
681:ISBN
654:ISBN
627:ISBN
288:The
278:5941
179:Cost
166:1665
158:1648
1099:GVB
915:WTC
300:or
292:in
100:147
1701::
1272:,
1204:,
1200:,
1196:,
1185:,
1181:,
1170:,
1166:,
1155:,
1151:,
1147:,
1143:,
917:,
913:,
909:,
905:,
901:,
890:,
886:,
882:,
732:.
715:.
679:.
652:.
609:^
585:^
397:.
330:.
250:,
246:,
242:,
238:,
224:,
86:,
1589:e
1582:t
1575:v
1276:)
1215:)
1208:)
1189:)
1174:)
1159:)
1139:(
1107:)
921:)
894:)
855:)
851:(
812:e
805:t
798:v
744:.
689:.
662:.
635:.
183:ƒ
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
