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BAROQUE BUILDINGS

HET LOO PALACE

APELDOORN, NETHERLANDS

he gates of this Dutch royal palace have been closed since 2018 and its grand reopening will be on 15 April 2022 – it will definitely be worth a visit. Located in the heart of the Netherlands, this 300-year-old Baroque masterpiece, designed by Jacob Roman, was finished by Stadtholder Willem III, better known to the British as William of Orange, in 1686. His aim had been to compete with the homes and palaces of other European royalty at the time, and it was a goal he certainly achieved.

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