Royal Palace of Amsterdam

The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam is one among 3 palaces in the Netherlands which can be at the disposal of the monarch by way of Act of Parliament. It is situated on the west aspect of Dam Square within the centre of Amsterdam, contrary the War Memorial and subsequent to the Nieuwe Kerk. The palace became constructed as a metropolis corridor at some point of the Dutch Golden Age inside the 17th century.

The constructing became the royal palace of King Louis Napoleon and later of the Dutch Royal House. The shape changed into constructed as the Town Hall of the City of Amsterdam facing the touchdown wharfs alongside Damrak, which at that time would have been busy with ships. The metropolis corridor changed into opened on 29 July 1655 by way of Cornelis de Graeff, the mayor of Amsterdam. The principal architect turned into Jacob van Campen, who took manipulate of the construction challenge in 1648. It turned into constructed on 13,659 wood piles and value 8.5 million gulden. A yellowish sandstone from Bentheim in Germany become used for the complete building. Marble became the selected cloth for the interior.