| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1648/00/00 | Jacob van Campen | Architect | Jacob van Campen begins supervising the construction of a new city hall in Amsterdam. It is built on 13,659 wooden piles at a cost of 8.5 million gulden. | |||
| 1655/07/29 | Mayor of Amsterdam, Cornelis de Graeff, opens the new Town Hall for the City of Amsterdam. | |||||
| 1661/00/00 | Pieter de Hooch | Painter | Pieter de Hooch paints the "Interior of the Burgomasters' Council Chamber". | Interior of the Burgomasters' Council Chamber | ||
| 1808/00/00 | Louis Bonaparte | King of Holland | King Louis I of Holland, brother of Napoleon Bonaparte, moves the royal court to Amsterdam and acquires the Town Hall as a royal palace. |
| Particulars for Royal Palace of Amsterdam: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Historic Use | City or Town Hall |
| Category for Historic Use | Government |
| Historic Use | Government Office |
| Area of Significance | Politics-government |
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