Talk:Hofwijck/Sources
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- Address is 2 Westeinde, Voorburg, the Netherlands. [1]
- Building took from 1641 to 1643. [1]
- The above appears to contradict that an inaugural party was held in early February 1642. [2]
- Constantijn Huygens designed building and garden in cooperation with Jacob van Campen. [1]
- Huygens was very much inspired by Roman architect Vitruvius. [2]
- Pieter Post was in charge of the actual building activities. [1]
- Classicist style. [2]
- Built in unplastered brick. [2]
- Building stands in the centre of a square pond. [1][2]
- Originally surrounded by vast garden. [2]
- When Constantijn died, his son Christiaan Huygens came to live there. [2]
- In 1750 the last Huygens to live there sold it. [1][2]
- Grossly neglected in later years, it was auctioned for demolition in 1849. [2]
- Politician Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer then bought it to prevent demolition. [2]
- The "Hofwijck Association" acquired it in the early 20th century, when demolition loomed again.
- This happened in 1913. [1]
- Or in 1914. [2]
- It became a museum in 1928. [1][2]
- More specifically: it was opened on June 12 1928. [2]
Sources:
- [1] Stenvert, Ronald (2004). Monumenten in Nederland – Zuid-Holland. Zwolle: Waanders. pp. 516–517. ISBN 9040090343.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|coauthors=ignored (|author=suggested) (help) - [2] Stöver, Jos (2000). Kastelen en buitenplaatsen in Zuid-Holland. Zutphen: Walburg Pers. pp. 238–243. ISBN 9057300788.
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