Prizes

Knights of the Royal Order of the Netherlands Lion

The distinction Knights of the Royal Order of the Netherlands Lion is the most prestigious and oldest civil order of the Netherlands, and grants the people that stand out for their extraordinary contribution to Dutch society. Among other personalities, those who have received the award are Nobel Prize winner J.M. Coetzee and the director of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam, Mariss Jansons. This distinction was granted by the King Guillermo Alejandro for the extraordinary work done on the reform of the Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, delivered by the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Netherlands in Spain, Cornelis van Rij, in a ceremony held on April 22nd, 2014 in el Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.

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