Netherlands · 17th century
Castle Keukenhof ranks #6,125 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #76 of the 198 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1642, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 14 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Amsterdam, 26 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
Castle Keukenhof in the South Holland town of Lisse was originally built in 1642 as a classicist country house by Adriaen Maertensz. Block, a former commander of the VOC in the Moluccas. It is not clear whether he also lived in it. Later owners included the anatomist Prof. Willem Röell and the art connoisseur Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle, who saved the castle from ruin in 1809.
Machine-translated from “Kasteel Keukenhof” on the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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