Apeldoorn is famous for the Palace Het Loo, located on the outskirts of city.
Paleis Het Loo is a 17th-century palace of the House of Orange, now a museum where
you can see how its former residents lived and worked.
Het Loo Palace
One of the grandest in The Netherlands, this Dutch royal palace was originally built in the 17th century as a hunting lodge for Prince Willem III of Orange and his wife, Princess Mary II of England.
Willem III and Mary II rooms
The redesign of the palace was based on the 17th-century apartments of the first inhabitants, King and Stadtholder Willem III and Queen Mary II. They are part of a chronological sequence of rooms dedicated to various members of the House of Orange.
Wilhelmina's house
Palace Het Loo was home to Wilhelmina, the great-grandmother of current King Willem-Alexander. Her favorite palace was this one.
Tableware from the royal collections
Palace garden
The palace garden at Paleis Het Loo is designed to reflect the vision of King-stadtholder Willem III and Queen Mary II Stuart. Dutch Baroque garden, often nicknamed "Versailles of Holland". The garden was designed by Claude Desgotz.
Delft Blue garden vases
Antique sculptures in the garden
Palace stables
The stables were built in 1907 for Queen Wilhemina and Prince Hendrik and now house a beautiful collection of cars and carriages used by the Dutch royal couple.