Netherlands
South Holland
S-Gravenhage
Noordeinde Palace & Statue of William the Silent
Netherlands
South Holland
S-Gravenhage
Noordeinde Palace & Statue of William the Silent
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Recommended by 101 out of 105 cyclists
Location: S-Gravenhage, South Holland, Netherlands
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In 1828, Heusdense preacher Carel Willem Pape (1788–1872) proposed the erection of a statue to William of Orange, to be placed on the Grote Markt in Brussels. The plan provoked opposition, and then the Belgian Revolution put a stop to it. In the spring of 1841, Pape tried again and submitted his idea to the Royal Institute of Sciences, Literature and the Fine Arts. The institute recommended that the government postpone the plan for the time being.
In the Government Gazette of 8 July 1842, Minister of the Interior Willem Anne Schimmelpenninck van der Oye announced that a nationwide collection would be started for the erection of a statue of “Willem den Eersteen”, to be placed on one of the squares of Den Hedge. The design of the “national monument of gratitude” was determined by the aforementioned institute in collaboration with member and sculptor Louis Royer. King William II cooperated in the project. Royer designed a statue of a standing male figure and depicted the prince as a statesman.
December 13, 2023
Excerpt Wikipedia: The Royal Palace Noordeinde in the center of The Hague serves as the official residence of the Dutch monarchy and is located not far from the Binnenhof, the seat of the Dutch Parliament
June 2, 2023
Of course it's a great palace, but it's pretty built in and simply lacks the space to develop further.
January 12, 2025
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Location: S-Gravenhage, South Holland, Netherlands
4.6
(16)
342
00:34
9.67km
20m
4.8
(60)
494
03:30
54.6km
170m
4.5
(2)
8
08:11
136km
280m