Amerongen Castle (Dutch: Kasteel Amerongen, [kɑsteːlamɛrɔŋə(n)]) is a castle in Amerongen, Utrechtse Heuvelrug, Netherlands. It was built between 1674 and 1680, on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673. The gardens still contain historic elements such as a conservatory dating from the 1890s. In 1918, the former German Kaiser Wilhelm II signed his abdication here and stayed till 1920, when he moved to Huis Doorn.
Amerongen Castle
Kasteel Amerongen
Amerongen Castle was built for Godard Adriaan van Reede (1621–1691).
The current building was designed by the architect Maurits Post as a baroque palace for the owners Godard Adriaan van Reede and his wife Margaretha Turnor. In the main hall a central staircase with painted ceiling was built by Willem van Nimwegen.[1] Other ornaments were added in the early 20th century by P.J.H. Cuypers.[1] The gardens contain historical elements and the walls predate 1673.[1] Near the entrance bridge dating from 1678 is a wooden clock tower from 1728 that contains the original clock of the same date.[1] In the northeast corner of the gardens is an orangerie dating from the 1880s; the north wall was raised during the period when Wilhelm II was residing there 1918–1920.[1] He abdicated in Amerongen then moved to Huis Doorn.
Video installationedit
Interior view of the laundry room in the basement, before preservation.
From 2002 to 2011 the castle was restored as a partnership between the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed and various funds in the cultural heritage sector. To celebrate the completion of the restoration activities, a video installation by Saskia Boddeke and Peter Greenaway was presented to visitors at the castle from July 1, 2011, to June 21, 2012.[2] Through sophisticated video projections visitors are taken back in time to 21 June 1680. In 37 minutes the story is told on 21 different screens throughout the castle. The castle functions today as a museum and is open from 11 to 5 PM from Thursday to Sunday.
Castedit
Margaretha Turnor — Anneke Blok
Godard Adriaan van Reede — Gijs Scholten van Aschat
^. Kasteelamerongen.nl. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-24.
External linksedit
Stichting Kasteel Amerongen website
Trailer: A day in the life of Castle Amerongen - 1680, YouTube
Trailer
April 13, 2024
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Amerongen Castle Dutch Kasteel Amerongen kɑsteːl amɛrɔŋe n is a castle in Amerongen Utrechtse Heuvelrug Netherlands It was built between 1674 and 1680 on the site of a medieval castle that had been burned down by the French in 1673 The gardens still contain historic elements such as a conservatory dating from the 1890s In 1918 the former German Kaiser Wilhelm II signed his abdication here and stayed till 1920 when he moved to Huis Doorn Amerongen CastleKasteel AmerongenAmerongen Castle was built for Godard Adriaan van Reede 1621 1691 General informationTypeCastleArchitectural styleDutch BaroqueLocationAmerongen Utrecht NetherlandsAddressDrostestraat 20Coordinates51 59 43 N 5 27 30 E 51 99528 N 5 45833 E 51 99528 5 45833Completed1662OwnerStichting Kasteel AmerongenDesign and constructionArchitect s Maurits PostAmerongen Castle video installationDirected bySaskia BoddekeWritten byPeter GreenawayProduced byAnnette MoskStarringAnneke Blok Gijs Scholten van AschatCinematographyRuzbeh BabolEdited byElmer LeupenRelease date1 July 2011Running time37 min CountryNetherlands Contents 1 History 2 Video installation 2 1 Cast 3 Aerial view 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe current building was designed by the architect Maurits Post as a baroque palace for the owners Godard Adriaan van Reede and his wife Margaretha Turnor In the main hall a central staircase with painted ceiling was built by Willem van Nimwegen 1 Other ornaments were added in the early 20th century by P J H Cuypers 1 The gardens contain historical elements and the walls predate 1673 1 Near the entrance bridge dating from 1678 is a wooden clock tower from 1728 that contains the original clock of the same date 1 In the northeast corner of the gardens is an orangerie dating from the 1880s the north wall was raised during the period when Wilhelm II was residing there 1918 1920 1 He abdicated in Amerongen then moved to Huis Doorn Video installation edit nbsp Interior view of the laundry room in the basement before preservation From 2002 to 2011 the castle was restored as a partnership between the Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed and various funds in the cultural heritage sector To celebrate the completion of the restoration activities a video installation by Saskia Boddeke and Peter Greenaway was presented to visitors at the castle from July 1 2011 to June 21 2012 2 Through sophisticated video projections visitors are taken back in time to 21 June 1680 In 37 minutes the story is told on 21 different screens throughout the castle The castle functions today as a museum and is open from 11 to 5 PM from Thursday to Sunday Cast edit Margaretha Turnor Anneke Blok Godard Adriaan van Reede Gijs Scholten van Aschat Godard van Ginckel Francis Broekhuijsen Sanne van Wierix Maartje Teussink Gideon Momper Fabian Jansen Oulder Bogarde Hendrik Aerts Nelleke Trappen Kitty Courbois Cor Brakel Tim Assen Sophie Visbach Sylvia Poorta Stefana Tromper Chris Nietvelt Sara Boon Lotje van Lunteren Hendrickje Boon Zoe Sterre Greenaway Bart Boon Piet Veenstra Ans Heiden Sytske van der Ster Greet Heiden Femke van der Ster Clara Bosch Lotte Schmidt Lise de Vries Sofieke de Kater Sakky Saskia Boskie Sarah Jonker Johan Leiderdorp Hendrik Aerts Thomas Vrax Kes Blans Frederick Volkers Derk Stenvers Thomas Cotinis Hubert Fermin Evelien Cotinis Lotte Schmidt Hans Blok Iwan Walhain Femke Blok Rikke Rasmussen Mechlenborg Gillis Codde Jan Rot Marie Tilburg Elisa Somsen Lydia Smulders Rikke Rasmussen Mechlenborg Gesina Pardel Lotte Schmidt Ruud Molester Iwan Walhain Jos Houlderkircher Sjaak Hartog Clementina van der Loo Renee van Beek Ensign Gerard van Broeder Lodewijk Gerretsen Douwe van Driel Oscar Wagenmans Crispijn van der Visscher Hendrik Aerts Carol de Graff Frans de Wit Abraham Issacs Laus Steenbeeke Zacharias van Uylenburg Laus Steenbeeke Godfried Trip Jochum ten Haaf Aleida van Wouters Eva Damen Commodius Hermstede Adrian Brine Osip Barouschka Roger Smeets Jean Baptiste Becampen Gerard Lemaitre Ekke Knolle David de Vriend Herman Geelvinck Jon Marree nbsp Dutch Rijksmonument 332530 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kasteel Amerongen Aerial view edit nbsp Amerongen Castle seen from the air film still from video by Rijkswaterstaat nbsp Amerongen Castle and its surroundings film still from video by Rijkswaterstaat nbsp Dinner room nbsp Gallery nbsp Entree hallReferences edit a b c d e Rijksmonument report Kasteel Amerongen Midzomerdag 1680 op Kasteel Amerongen Kasteelamerongen nl Archived from the original on 2013 12 02 Retrieved 2013 11 24 External links editStichting Kasteel Amerongen website Trailer A day in the life of Castle Amerongen 1680 YouTube Trailer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amerongen Castle amp oldid 1156599010, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
