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BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« on: August 17, 2005, 06:14:09 AM »
Like the one started on the French board, here's a thread for pics of palaces from the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

I'll start us off:



The Royal Palace in Brussels.
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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 07:03:57 AM »
Is this Laeken, or another one?

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2005, 07:37:07 AM »
Not Laeken, I think, just the 'Palais royale' in Brussels - the King's official residence.
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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2005, 09:55:24 AM »
Noordeinde - that would be the 'Northend' Palace, then?

Here's one of Het Loo Palace, where Queen Wilhelmina lived:

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« Reply #4 on: August 17, 2005, 10:54:52 AM »
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Noordeinde - that would be the 'Northend' Palace, then?


Yes! Do you speak Dutch?

As you'll probably know 'Het Loo' is a museum now

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2005, 11:06:03 AM »
No, sadly I do not speak Dutch, but 'Noordeinde' to Northend seemed pretty obvious . . . Actually I did not know Het Loo is a museum? Is it still full of Queen Wilhelmina's things?
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« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2005, 12:41:22 PM »
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No, sadly I do not speak Dutch, but 'Noordeinde' to Northend seemed pretty obvious . . . Actually I did not know Het Loo is a museum? Is it still full of Queen Wilhelmina's things?


Oops yea, you could have guessed, but I didn't think of that (blonde...   ::)
I believe there are a still lot of Wilhelmina-things over there, but also things of other Dutch royals.

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #7 on: August 17, 2005, 01:34:13 PM »
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Oops yea, you could have guessed, but I didn't think of that (blonde...   ::)
I believe there are a still lot of Wilhelmina-things over there, but also things of other Dutch royals.


LOL Tatia, but your insightful and clever posts have proved that you are no stereotypical 'dumb blond'!

Hmm . . . I should like to visit Het Loo. I admire Queen Wilhelmina greatly, and the other things would be interesting too, of course . . .
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« Reply #8 on: August 17, 2005, 01:44:23 PM »
Here you can already start your visit: Look at the beautiful garden.

http://www.paleishetloo.nl/

English text available, enjoy.

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #9 on: August 17, 2005, 01:52:28 PM »
Thank you for the link, anna!!! What a beautiful palace Het Loo is . . . does anyone know why it is named thus?
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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2005, 05:28:36 AM »
I believe the area where it was built (near Apeldoorn), is called 'het Loo', so that's where it got its name from.

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #11 on: August 18, 2005, 06:17:11 AM »
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Not Laeken, I think, just the 'Palais royale' in Brussels - the King's official residence.


Laeken is in a park and is smaller than this impressive Royal Palace.

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #12 on: August 18, 2005, 06:33:55 AM »
Does anyone have any pics of Laeken?
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« Reply #13 on: August 18, 2005, 08:41:58 AM »
I think this is the palace of Laken (that's how it's spelled in Dutch/Flemmish, I think it's the same place you meant with Laeken)

http://www.belgiumview.com/belgiumview/tl1/view0001027.php4

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Re: BeNeLux Royal Palaces
« Reply #14 on: August 18, 2005, 08:46:20 AM »
Thanks for posting that, Tatia. Here's a pic, though it's not very good:



Here's another:

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