The symmetrical French Classicist building was probably designed by the Dutch architect Jacob van Campen together with Constantin Huygens and the prince himself.

According to Slothouwer the designs were carried out by Arent van's Gravesande who was replaced by the French architect Simon de la Vallée in 1634.

After the death of Stadtholder-king William III in 1702, the palace was inherited by the kings in Prussia, until it was given back to the Princes of Orange by Frederick the Great.

[2] At that time, The Hague was the political center of the Dutch Republic where the States-General assembled, and Delft was the city where Prince Frederick Henry was born and where his father William the Silent had his residence and was assassinated and buried in 1584.

[3] In this church is the mausoleum of his father William the Silent and the crypt where Prince Frederick Henry's parents, brother, and two daughters were buried at the time the palace was built.

They were illustrated as they had become fully developed and matured in Jan van Vianen's engraving after Peter Schenk the Elder, which records the grand diplomatic gathering that led to the Treaty of Ryswick, signed in the house.

The north front of the Huis with its paired corner pavilions was separated from the forecourt by a low balustraded terrace that created a privileged zone that protected the parade rooms from the immediate clatter of the courtyard and the inconvenient leavings of horses.

The eastward one was planted with evergreens surrounding a circular central rockwork fountain, from which is derived its name De Rots, "The Rockery".

The treaty settled the Nine Years' War between France and the Grand Alliance of England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic.

[15] After the death of King William III of England, who was also the Prince of Orange, the house was under the supervision of the Nassause Domeinraad (English: "Domain Council of Nassau") from 1702 to 1732.

[citation needed] Rijswijk Museum has engravings, medals, and books relating to the Treaty of Ryswick and paintings of the palace in its collection.