Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg stands as a documented seat of Dutch territorial command, built in 1813 as a private hunting estate where Amsterdam’s banking elite withdrew from urban commerce into absolute natural sovereignty. The original manor house functioned as the administrative center of a 52-hectare private reserve, where thick dune forests and landscaped gardens enforced … Continue reading Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg: Aristocratic Estate Authority in Santpoort