Ministerie van Koloniën, Den Haag, Government monument at Plein 1, The Hague, Netherlands.
The three-story building features rectangular windows, iron columns with palm leaf capitals, and a facade divided by profiled water bands.
Built between 1859 and 1861 by architect Willem Rose, this structure became the first building in the Netherlands specifically designed for ministerial purposes.
The Regentenkamer contains portraits of 66 Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies and ceiling decorations with coats of arms from Batavia and Makassar.
The building now functions as part of the Dutch Parliament complex, housing offices and meeting rooms for government activities.
During the 1981 restoration, workers discovered an inscription from 1618 by Jan Pieterszoon Coen above the entrance doorway.
Location: The Hague
Inception: 1861
Architects: Willem Nicolaas Rose
Address: Plein 1 2511CR
GPS coordinates: 52.07991,4.31487
Latest update: March 3, 2025 02:33
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