Kneuterdijk Palace ( nl, Paleis Kneuterdijk ) is a former royal palace of the

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located in

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, nowadays the seat of the

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. Built in 1716 in the

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style by architect

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, it was commissioned by Count Johan Hendrik of Wassenaer-Obdam, member of the

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. The palace served as a residence for King

William II of the Netherlands William II ( nl, Willem Frederik George Lodewijk, anglicized as William Frederick George Louis; 6 December 1792 – 17 March 1849) was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg. William II was the son of William ...

and his wife Queen Anna Paulowna in the first half of the 19th century, when he was still the crown prince. William II added several buildings designed in the English Tudor style, of which only the so-called “Gothic Hall” has survived. The hall was designed after the great dining hall of

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, of which William II was an

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. Their grandson Crown Prince William used the palace from 1858 till his death in 1879. In the 1930s the place was occasionally used by Princess

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. After World War II Dutch war criminals were tried in the former ballroom, some of whom were sentenced to death. Then the

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used the building for many years. Since restoration work was completed in 2001 the palace has been in use by the Netherlands' Council of State (''Raad van State'').

Gallery

Entree Paleis Kneuterdijk.jpg, Entrance hall Interieur driebeukige balzaal - 's-Gravenhage - 20086893 - RCE.jpg, Neoclassicist ballroom, added between 1816-1820 Joseph Kosuth Kunst.JPG,

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art by

Joseph Kosuth Joseph Kosuth (; born January 31, 1945), an American conceptual artist, lives in New York and London,

on the side of the gallery leading to the Gothic Hall 1846, Interior of the Gothic Hall, Kneuterdijk Palace, The Hague.jpg, 1846 painting of the interior of the Gothic Hall Interieur, gebrandschilderd rondlicht - 's-Gravenhage - 20365923 - RCE.jpg, Stained glass in the Gothic Hall (1989) Achterzijde Paleis Kneuterdijk.JPG, Back side of the former palace

Sources

Travel Guide to the Hague

References

Houses completed in 1720 Rijksmonuments in The Hague 1720 establishments in the Dutch Republic Royal residences in the Netherlands Palaces in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-castle-stub