The stately home at Oud-Amelisweerd lies between Utrecht and Bunnik, in 18th-century parkland bordering the Kromme Rijn river.
Commissioned by Baron Gerard Godard Taets van Amerongen, the house was built as a country seat in 1770. In 1808 it was sold to Louis Napoleon, King of the Netherlands from 1806 to 1810, who lived there for a total of eight days. Neither were the next owners, Paulus Wilhelmus Bosch van Drakenstein and his successors, regular residents. Thanks to such infrequent occupation, Oud-Amelisweerd has remained largely in its original state. Since 1990 it has been part of the collection of the Centraal Museum, and undergoing a programme for the restoration of the Chinese wallpaper, which is in exceptionally good condition.

Visits to Oud-Amelisweerd on appointment only.

Landhuis Oud-Amelisweerd
Koningslaan 9
3981 HD Bunnik