Monuments
This monumental building was built as the city residence of Baron van Brienen, who also owned country estate Clingendael, and has been a hotel since 1881.
Last modified: 14 February 2011
Huis ten Bosch Palace has been the residential palace of Queen Beatrix since 1981. The palace lies on the north side of The Hague in the Haagse Bos.
Last modified: 25 November 2011
Without a doubt, the most striking building on the Binnenhof is the Knights’ Hall, built in the 13th and 14th centuries as the castle for the Earls of Holland.
Last modified: 14 October 2009
Banker Archibald Hope loaned Lange Voorhout Palace, built by architect Pieter de Swart, to Emperor Napoleon, when he spent a week in The Hague in 1811.
Last modified: 9 September 2011
The Mauritshuis is one of the first and most beautiful examples of the Dutch classicist baroque, characterised by pilasters which run the full length of the facade and by frontons with various carvings.
Last modified: 16 December 2011
Noordeinde Palace has always been the residence of the reigning Stadtholder or monarch. The first inhabitant was Louise de Coligny, the last wife of William the Silent.
Last modified: 9 September 2011
From the Middle Ages The Hague has consisted of two parts, each with a character all of its own: the earl’s Court with the prosperous areas around Hofvijver and Lange Voorhout, and the village of Die Haeghe, around the Grote ...
Last modified: 9 September 2011
In the Middle Ages, the Prison Gate was one of the gates to the earl’s castle on the Binnenhof. From approximately 1420 the building was a prison used by the earls, later it was a prison for the Court of Holland.
Last modified: 2 September 2010
Many of the royal family’s coaches are stalled in the Royal Stables.
Last modified: 9 September 2011
An old water tower stands in the dunes near Scheveningen by the Pompstationsweg. The tower was built in 1874 by the Duinwaterleiding van ’s Gravenhage (now Dunea) to extract drinking water from the dunes. The tower is still i ...
Last modified: 21 April 2011