Unprecedented opulence in maintenance
It became the life's work of Baron Etienne van Zuylen van Nijevelt: the rebuilding of the dilapidated family estate De Haar. And thanks to the fortune of his wife Hélène de Rothschild and the ideas of the great architect Pierre Cuypers, it worked wonders.
One of the things that makes Utrecht's Kasteel de Haar so unique is the unprecedented opulence and un-Dutch luxury that the castle exudes, both inside and out. The baron and his the baroness collected an impressive collection of extraordinary art objects during their flamboyant lives. A unique in the Netherlands, which we may enjoy to this day.
Learn more about the maintenance of this special collection and find out exactly what a restoration entails: