The palace was built between 1782 and 1784 in Laeken, then a rural village outside Brussels, after the plans of the French architect and urbanist Charles de Wailly, under supervision of the Belgian-Austrian architect Louis Montoyer.
Between 1782 and 1784, the palace was constructed in Laeken, which at that time was a rural village outside Brussels. The plans were designed by Charles de Wailly, a French architect and urbanist, with supervision from Louis Montoyer, a Belgian-Austrian architect.