Name: King's Fountain (De Koningssprong), Het Loo Palace Gardens
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King's Fountain (De Koningssprong), Het Loo Palace Gardens

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King's Fountain (De Koningssprong), Het Loo Palace Gardens

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Location: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

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1. Koningslaan, Veluwe – Fallow Deer Enclosure Veluwe loop from Wijk Berg en Bos

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2. Koningslaan, Veluwe – Concordiasprengen loop from Orden

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3. Boathouse – Het Loo Palace loop from Hommelbrink

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

September 12, 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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Mathias57

July 24, 2023

When Willem and Mary were crowned King and Queen of England, Ireland and Scotland in 1689, Het Loo Palace and the palace gardens were greatly expanded. This is how the new, upper garden was created with the king's fountain as a highlight. It was named after King Willem III, who was already governor of the Netherlands and now also king.

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Location: Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

King's Fountain (De Koningssprong), Het Loo Palace Gardens

1. Koningslaan, Veluwe – Fallow Deer Enclosure Veluwe loop from Wijk Berg en Bos

2. Koningslaan, Veluwe – Concordiasprengen loop from Orden

3. Boathouse – Het Loo Palace loop from Hommelbrink

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