Royal Palace Amsterdam
Amsterdam · Netherlands · Founded 1808
A seventeenth-century town hall on Dam Square, transformed into a royal palace by Louis Bonaparte.
About Royal Palace Amsterdam
Built by Jacob van Campen between 1648 and 1665 as the Amsterdam city hall, the building was claimed by King Louis Bonaparte as a royal residence in 1808 and remains a working palace of the Dutch royal family today.
Visitors tour the Citizens' Hall, the Council Chamber with paintings by Govert Flinck and Ferdinand Bol, and the Empire-style apartments furnished by Louis Bonaparte.
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