Huis ten Bosch Palace

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Huis ten Bosch Palace is a historic royal palace in The Hague that serves as the primary official residence of the Dutch monarch.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf building
official residence
royal palace
architect Jacob van Campen
Pieter Post
architecturalStyle Dutch Classicism
commissionedBy Amalia of Solms-Braunfels NERFINISHED
completionDate circa 1652
constructionStartDate 1645
coordinateLocation 52.092°N 4.333°E
country Netherlands
currentTenant Dutch monarch
Willem-Alexander
surface form: King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
function primary official residence of the Dutch monarch
hasGardenStyle landscape garden
hasPart Orange Hall
central dome
formal gardens
hasUse royal residence
state reception venue
heritageDesignation rijksmonument
heritageDesignationID 17393
heritageRegister Rijksmonument
surface form: Rijksmonumentenregister
inception 1645
isOneOf three official palaces of the Dutch royal family
locatedIn The Hague
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Holland
locatedInPark Haagse Bos
maintainedBy Rijksvastgoedbedrijf
materialUsed brick
namedAfter surrounding woods (Huis ten Bosch means "house in the woods")
nearby Benoordenhout district of The Hague
numberOfFloors 3
openToPublic no, except on special occasions
originalFunction country house
originalOwner Amalia of Solms-Braunfels NERFINISHED
ownedBy Kingdom of the Netherlands
previousTenant Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
surface form: Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld

Prince Claus of the Netherlands
Juliana of the Netherlands
surface form: Princess Juliana of the Netherlands

Beatrix of the Netherlands
surface form: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands
roofShape hipped roof with central dome
significantEvent World War II damage and restoration
major renovation 2014–2019
startDateOfCurrentUseAsRoyalResidence 2019
togetherWith Noordeinde Palace
Royal Palace of Amsterdam

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Orange-Nassau hasMainAncestralSeat Huis ten Bosch Palace
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Jacob van Campen notableWork Huis ten Bosch Palace
this entity surface form: Huis ten Bosch (early design involvement)
Noordeinde Palace otherOfficialPalace Huis ten Bosch Palace
Amalia of Solms-Braunfels residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
this entity surface form: Huis ten Bosch
Beatrix residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
Beatrix of the Netherlands residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
Juliana of the Netherlands residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
this entity surface form: Huis ten Bosch
King of the Netherlands residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
subject surface form: Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
this entity surface form: Huis ten Bosch
Princess Alexia of the Netherlands residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
this entity surface form: Royal Palace Huis ten Bosch
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands residence Huis ten Bosch Palace
Willem-Alexander residence Huis ten Bosch Palace