Huis Doorn

Huis Doorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦœyz ˈdoːr(ə)n]; English: House Doorn) is a manor house and national museum in the town of Doorn in the Netherlands. The residence has early 20th-century interiors from the time when former German Emperor Wilhelm II resided there (1920–1941).

Huis Doorn was built in the 13th century. It was rebuilt in the 14th century, after it was destroyed. It was again rebuilt in the 19th century to its present-day form. The gardens were designed in the 19th century. After World War I, Wilhelm II bought the house, where he lived in exile from 1920 until his death in 1941. He is buried in a coffin within a mausoleum in the gardens. After the German occupation in World War II, the house was seized by the Dutch government as enemy property.

Huis Doorn is now a national museum and a national heritage site. The interior of the house has not been changed since Wilhelm II died. Every year in June, German monarchists come to Doorn to pay their respects to the emperor. In 2019, the museum had 54,000 visitors.

Text adapted from “Huis Doorn” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Huis Doorn ranks #595 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 200 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 825 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 20,118 times in the last 60 days, more than 97% of the atlas. 23 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Utrecht, 16 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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