Huis Doorn

Huis Doorn
Red brick front of the building with a stone bridge leading to the entrance
Huis Doorn in 2010
Huis Doorn is located in Utrecht (province)
Huis Doorn
Location of the museum in Utrecht in the Netherlands
Established1956[1]
LocationLangbroekerweg 10[2]
Doorn, Netherlands
Coordinates52°01′53″N 5°20′19″E / 52.0314°N 5.3386°E / 52.0314; 5.3386
TypeNational museum
Historic house museum
Visitors25,000 (2012)[3]
DirectorF.M. Louhenapessy[4]
PresidentR.C. Robbertsen[4]
Websitewww.huisdoorn.nl

Huis Doorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ɦœyz ˈdoːr(ə)n];[a] 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 (1919–1941).

Huis Doorn was first 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.[3]

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Reinier Baarsen, Het Huis Doorn, Jaarboek Monumentenzorg 2001, 2001. Retrieved on 11 April 2014.
  2. ^ Contact Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Huis Doorn. Retrieved on 27 September 2013.
  3. ^ a b (in Dutch) Nieuwe toekomst voor Huis Doorn Archived 2014-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Jaar van de historische buitenplaats, 2013. Retrieved on 27 September 2013.
  4. ^ a b (in Dutch) Organisatie Archived 2013-10-02 at the Wayback Machine, Huis Doorn. Retrieved on 27 September 2013.


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