Fit for a king? Willem-Alexander shows off €63 million palace renovation
It has been a busy few years for the builders – at least the ones involved with giving the king’s palace a lick and a spit.
On Wednesday, king Willem-Alexander revealed the results of three years of work by 120 builders on average per day, on the Paleis Huis ten Bosch.
Alongside roof, façade and ceiling renovations, the 17th century building and gardens have acquired a few modern ideas. Tens of thousands of bricks in the walls of what was the ‘green room’ are supposed to reflect the DNA of the king and queen Máxima, according to the NOS: it is now called the DNA lounge.
There’s a dandelion-inspired chandelier in the entrance hall, and a 3D ‘portrait’ of the king and queen on the walls of another room, created from paper models of objects important to them.
Special renovations were required in the ‘orange room’ because the palace – meant as a summer residence – had suffered from damp and rot and also needed insulation.
The images available to the press will be a rare glimpse for the public, however. The €63 million renovation was for the king and his family’s private residence.
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