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Royal Palace Amsterdam vs Willet-Holthuysen Museum
Willet-Holthuysen Museum and Royal Palace Amsterdam are both endorsed by experts. Overall, Willet-Holthuysen Museum scores slightly better than Royal Palace Amsterdam. Willet-Holthuysen Museum comes in at #10 in Amsterdam with endorsements from 8 sources including Lonely Planet, Let's Go and Time Out.
Royal Palace Amsterdam
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Dam, Amsterdam 1012 RJ, The Netherlands
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"From the outside, it is somewhat hard to believe that these ponderous premises were declaimed by poet and diplomat Constantijn Huygens as the "Eighth Wonder of the World"."
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Frommer's
"One of the Dam's heavier features is the solid, neoclassical facade of the Royal Palace (1648-55)."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Commissioned as a town hall in 1648, this building became a palace in the 19th century."
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"Want to see where royalty held their parties?"
Michelin Guide
1 Star
"William of Orange, King of the United Provinces in 1814, made it his residence. Nowadays the Queen only makes occasional appearances here."
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Willet-Holthuysen Museum
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605 Herengracht, 1017 CE Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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"Here's a rare chance to experience what it was like to live in a gracious mansion on the Herengracht in the 18th century."
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Time Out
"Built in the 1680s, this mansion was purchased in the 1850s by the Willet-Holthuysen family."
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Let's Go
"The museum’s goal is to demonstrate what wealthy Dutch life was like in the 19th century as seen through the eyes of Abraham Willet and Louisa Willet-Holthuysen."
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Travel + Leisure
"Originally built for the city's mayor around 1685, this grand canal house is still partly furnished in the style of the time, while other rooms date back to the 18th century."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"The furniture and artefacts inside give an impression of the life led by merchants in the Dutch "Golden Age"."
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Worth noting in the kitchen are tiles decorated with images of caged birds.
