Huis ten Bosch

Huis ten Bosch was built as a pleasure palace for Amalie of Solms-Braunfels, the wife of Stadtholder Frederick Henry of Orange. The Baroque structure, designed by Pieter Post and Jacob van Campen, was completed in 1646 after two years of construction. Between 1648 and 1651, Amalie had the central domed hall, the Orange Hall, adorned with 31 wall paintings. These works, created by artists in the tradition of Rubens and honoring her husband who died in 1647, are considered major masterpieces of the Golden Age. After the death of William III, the palace passed to the Prussian Crown Prince Frederick William I, who transferred it to William IV of Orange-Nassau in 1732.