Anna Pavlovna of Russia

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Anna Pavlovna of Russia

Inside Kneuterdijk Palace

September 13, 2016 Moniek Bloks 0

Last year I wrote about Kneuterdijk Palace lamenting the fact that as a government building (it currently houses the Council of State) it would not be open to the public. Lo and behold, this year Kneuterdijk Palace was a part of Open Monumentsday and opened its doors to the public. Naturally, I went. The Gothic [read more]

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Amalia of Nassau-Dietz

The women of Soestdijk Palace

January 3, 2015 Moniek Bloks 0

Every house has traces of its former inhabitants. Soestdijk has had many over the years, and I went there in search of its royal women. Soestdijk Palace has only been open to the public since 2006, and its future is still uncertain. The last inhabitant, Queen (then Princess) Juliana, died at the palace in 2004. [read more]