Amalia of Solms-Braunfels, wife of Stadtholder Frederick Henry, commissioned the palace on land granted by the States General. Pieter Post and Jacob van Campen designed it, and Bartholomeus Drijffhout directed construction. Elizabeth of Bohemia laid the first stone, and construction began on September 2, 1645. Daniel Marot added two wings between 1734 and 1737, including a new dining room.
The present building has a central section with two long wings, about 361 feet (110 m) from end to end. The article names no style. The Oranjezaal, or Orange Hall, is decorated with paintings by Gerard van Honthorst, Jacob Jordaens and Jan Lievens honoring Frederick Henry, who died in 1647.
World War II damaged it beyond habitation, and it was restored from 1950 to 1956. A renovation from 2014 to 2019 renewed the roof, stucco ceilings and facade at a cost of 63.1 million euros. The Dutch people own it, and it is a Rijksmonument.
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