Paleis Op De Dam
| Paleis op de Dam | |||
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| Local Name | Paleis op de Dam | ||
| Period or style | XVII century | ||
| Type | Palace | ||
| Architect | Jacob van Campen | ||
| Start Construction | 1648 | ||
| Construction end | 1665 | ||
| Website | www.koninklijkhuis.nl/content.jsp?objectid=4551 | ||
| Latitude Longitude | 52 22 '23 "North 4 53 '28 "East-52373, 4891 | ||
| Country |  Netherlands | ||
| Common | Amsterdam | ||
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Paleis op de Dam (literally "Palace on the Dam ") is a palace royal is on the main square (the "Dam") of Amsterdam , the capital of the Netherlands. It is also known as the Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam (Amsterdam Royal Palace ").
It was built between 1648 and 1665 by the architect Jacob van Campen to serve as city hall for Amsterdam. It is used as a royal palace since 1808.
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Various projects have been designed to replace the old City Hall Gothic Amsterdam then in ruins. This is the project of Jacob van Campen will be taken. The latter was inspired by the monuments Roman , the mayors of Amsterdam considering themselves as the consuls of a "new Rome ", they had a palace worthy of the then Capitol. The building was then the largest office building of Europe. During the golden age , he was considered the symbol of glory and power of Amsterdam and the United Provinces. Amsterdammers not hesitate to call it the " eighth wonder of the world. "
The Treaty of Westphalia of 1648 , which ended the Thirty Years War , helped to fund this ambitious project, since it will cost 8.5 million guilders , an enormous sum at that time.
Architecture
The palace is a monumental building. Soberly furnished and clear organization, it is fully part of Dutch classicism. It is based on 13,659 wood piles to support it, a number that every schoolchild was once known, and is built in sandstone very light yellow from Bentheim in Germany. However, over time, the stone has darkened considerably. For the interior, sandstone was covered with marble.
Above the central pediment stands a dome , the top of which you could see the boats arrive in the IJ from the Zuiderzee. It is surmounted by a weathervane in the shape of a cog , the ship symbol of Amsterdam. Originally, the dome was to be crowned by eight frames representing the eight wind directions. But this project has not been realized.
Instead of a monumental gateway, there are seven doors in small arc of a circle with a low threshold to show that City Hall is free. The seven gates represent the seven United Provinces : the Netherlands , the New Zealand , Utrecht , the Overijssel , the Gelderland , the Friesland and Groningen.
If the design is up to Jacob van Campen and technical implementation was carried out by Danil Stalpaert. A conflict between the two artists in 1654 led to the ousting of Van Campen. The sculptures were made by Arthur Quellinus. The new city hall was inaugurated on 25 July 1655 , although it was not completed. Joost van den Vondel has dedicated a poem of Inwydinge Stadthuis.
The main room is Burgerzaal. A statue of Atlas dominates the room. On the ground, three cards in marble, a Western Hemisphere, Eastern Hemisphere and a star chart, represent the power of Amsterdam: the world and the sky, lie at the feet of the citizens of Amsterdam.
The old court, Vierschaar is another monumental piece decorated with allegories of Justice.
The palace
The Paleis op de Dam remained the town hall of Amsterdam until 1808. At that time, Louis Bonaparte , King of Holland, decided to settle in Amsterdam, after having first visited The Hague and then in Utrecht. Big changes were made prior to installation. The galleries were divided by walls and a balcony was added to the facade. The furniture is completely replaced by the Empire style. But despite these big jobs, the new king does not like in Amsterdam and finally it transforms it into the Royal Museum, the Rijksmuseum.
After the annexation of Holland to France in 1810 , the palace became the imperial palace, as well as Fontainebleau , Laeken and the Quirinale Palace. It serves as home to the Governor-General Holland, Charles-Franois Lebrun. With the departure of the French in 1813 , the palace becomes the town hall of Amsterdam, but William I of the Netherlands makes his palace in Amsterdam from 1815.
The Paleis op de Dam becomes property of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1936. Queen uses for official receptions in Amsterdam.
External Links
- Official site of the royal palaces
- History and description; This article is based in part on this site
 | Royal Palaces of the Netherlands | |
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| Official residences: Paleis op de Dam | Noordeinde Palace | Palace Soestdijk | Huis ten Bosch Former residences: Het Loo | Mauritshuis | ||
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