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King's Fountain at Het Loo Palace

King's Fountain at Het Loo Palace

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King's Fountain at Het Loo Palace

Recommended by 40 hikers out of 44

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Location: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 10, 2024

The fountain at Het Loo Palace in Apeldoorn is a masterpiece of seventeenth-century architecture. It is also a monument to the competition between stadtholder William III and Louis XIV of France.

The fountain (called De Koningssprong) was able to continuously spray a jet of water 13 metres into the air. At the time, this was quite a work of art. Louis' fountains had to be cranked by hand.

However, Het Loo got its water from the nearby streams. Because these were higher and lower than the fountain, there was a lot of water pressure. As a result, no one had to turn the fountain on themselves. With his fountain, William III made quite an impression on the nobles of his time. Fountains were often used as a display of power and status, but fountains have had various other meanings throughout the centuries. From the ancient Greeks to modern times - fountains continue to fascinate.

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Renata Palka

April 16, 2023

This view of the palace gives a special impression thanks to the beautiful fountain

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Mathias57

July 24, 2023

The name of the highlight and some of the images are a bit misleading. There used to be paper mills here that Willem III. torn down to build Het Loo. He needed the water for the fountains and streams in his garden. A small rest area was created at the entrance to the park, where royal guests could rest after a walk through the garden.

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King's Fountain at Het Loo Palace

1. Willem's Temple – Koningslaan, Veluwe loop from Wijk Berg en Bos

2. The Kleine Loo – Willem's Temple loop from Apeldoorn

3. Fallow Deer Enclosure Veluwe – Paraplu Sprengen loop from Wijk Berg en Bos

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