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The Dam Palace is a Royal palace on the Dam square in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. It was originally designed as the town hall of Amsterdam by Jacob van Campen and built between 1648 and 1665. In 1813 it was converted into the Royal Palace of the Netherlands.


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Royal Palace (Amsterdam) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (400 words)
The Royal Palace in Amsterdam (Koninklijk Paleis te Amsterdam in Dutch) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which is at the disposal of Queen Beatrix by Act of Parliament.
It is situated in the west side of Dam Square in the centre of Amsterdam, opposite the War Memorial and next to the Nieuwe Kerk.
It was made property of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1936, and is used by the Queen for entertaining and hosting official functions, such as state visits, the New Year reception, and the presentations of the Erasmus, Royal Grant to Painting and Prince Claus prizes.
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