Royal Palace of Amsterdam

Royal Palace of Amsterdam
Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam Paleis op de Dam
The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in 2016
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Former names	Stadhuis op de Dam
General information
Architectural style	Dutch Baroque architecture
Location	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Address	Nieuwezijds Voorburg 147
Coordinates	52°22′23.2″N 4°53′29.0″E / 52.373111°N 4.891389°E / 52.373111; 4.891389
Current tenants	King Willem-Alexander
Construction started	1648[1]
Completed	1665
Inaugurated	20 July 1655
Cost	ƒ 8.5 million
Owner	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Technical details
Floor area	22,031 square metres (237,140 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Jacob van Campen, Daniël Stalpaert
Other designers	Artus Quellinus, Govert Flinck, Jacob Jordaens, Jan Lievens, Ferdinand Bol
References
Dutch Rijksmonument 5941

The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam or Paleis op de Dam) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament. It is situated on the west side of Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, opposite the War Memorial and next to the Nieuwe Kerk.

The palace building was commissioned by mayor Nicolaes Tulp as a large-scale construction project for a new city hall even before the old one burned down in 1652. It was completed in 1656 and became an international attraction for foreign visitors and the art installed in various public rooms were recorded and copied by various artists. During the Batavian Republic the public floors of the building became the first Amsterdam museum under Louis Bonaparte and later became his royal palace when Napoleon crowned him king. After the fall of Napoleon, it became the palace of the Dutch Royal House. The public floors still function as a museum and are open to the public most days of the year.