'The Royal Palace, Amsterdam', 1890. On the west side of Dam Square, the Royal Palace was was built as a city hall during the Dutch Golden Age by Jacob van Campen in the 17th century, later the royal palace of King Louis Napoleon and later of the Dutch Royal House. From "Cassell's Illustrated Universal History, Vol. IV - Modern History", by Edmund Ollier. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris and Melbourne, 1890]