The Largest Chandelier
Objects
In 1875, King William III ordered this huge chandelier in Paris for the palace Het Loo, the Loo Palace, where he lived. The chandelier, made of brass with gold plating, turned out to be unsuitable and was quickly transferred to the former council chamber in the Amsterdam Royal Palace. At 3 by 2.5 metres in size and weighing 720 kilos, this is the largest chandelier in the Palace. Would you dare to stand under it…?