Huis ten Bosch Palace

Huis ten Bosch Palace has been the residential palace of Queen Beatrix since 1981. The palace lies on the north side of The Hague in the Haagse Bos.

Huis ten Bosch Palace was originally built as a summer residence for Amalia van Solms. She was very involved in the building process, supported by the palace’s architect Pieter Post and advised by Constantijn Huygens, her husband’s secretary. However, her husband died during construction and she had the palace changed into a mausoleum, in his memory.

On the occasion of the marriage of Prince William IV to Princess Anne of England in 1733, two side wings, designed by Daniel Marot, were added to the central building. In 1899 the palace hosted the First World Peace Conference, an initiative of Tsar Nicholas II.

The palace was not used by the royal family during the Second World War. In 1943 the Germans were going to pull the palace down; however, this plan was frustrated at the last moment. After the war the palace fell into disrepair. Princess Juliana stayed there occasionally when she had to be in The Hague on government business. After a major restoration in 1977, Queen Beatrix choose Huis ten Bosch Palace as her residence. Since 1980 The Hague has been home to a royal family once again.

Address & contact

Huis ten Bosch Palace
Haagse Bos 10
2594 BD The Hague