State Palace was built in 1796 for a private residence a Dutch citizen JA van Braam . In 1816 the building was taken over by the Dutch government and used as a center of government and residence of the Governor General of the Netherlands . Therefore at the time of this palace is also known as Hotel Governor General .
In the beginning of the building 's architecture style of ancient Greek two-story , but in 1848 it was dismantled parts , and the front downstairs made larger to give the impression of more formal . The shape of the building is the result of this change in 1848 survived until now , without any significant changes . The building area is approximately 3,375 square feet .
