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The Ridderzaal is the main building of the 13th-century inner square of the former castle of the counts of Holland called Binnenhof at the address Binnenhof 11 in The Hague, Netherlands. It is used for the annual state opening of Parliament on Prinsjesdag, when the Dutch monarch drives to Parliament in the Golden Coach and delivers the speech from the throne. It is also used for official royal receptions, and inter-parliamentary conferences.
2. Madurodam
Madurodam is a miniature park and tourist attraction in the Scheveningen district of The Hague in the Netherlands. It is home to a range of 1:25 scale model replicas of famous Dutch landmarks, historical cities and large developments. The park was opened in 1952 and has since been visited by tens of millions of visitors. The entirety of net proceeds from the park go towards various charities in the Netherlands.
Wikipedia: Madurodam (EN), Website, Url, Opening Hours, Facebook
3. Nieuwe Kerk
The Nieuwe Kerk is a Dutch Baroque Protestant church in The Hague, located across from the modern city hall on the Spui. It was built in 1649 after the Great Church had become too small. Construction was completed in 1656.
4. Mauritshuis
The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. The collection contains works by Johannes Vermeer, Rembrandt van Rijn, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter, Frans Hals, Jacob van Ruisdael, Hans Holbein the Younger, and others. Originally, the 17th-century building was the residence of count John Maurice of Nassau. It is now the property of the government of the Netherlands and is listed in the top 100 Dutch heritage sites.
5. Christian Science
Christian Science is a set of beliefs and practices which are associated with members of the Church of Christ, Scientist. Adherents are commonly known as Christian Scientists or students of Christian Science, and the church is sometimes informally known as the Christian Science church. It was founded in 1879 in New England by Mary Baker Eddy, who wrote the 1875 book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, which outlined the theology of Christian Science. The book became Christian Science's central text, along with the Bible, and by 2001 had sold over nine million copies.
6. Thomaskerk
The Christian Community is an esoteric Christian denomination. It was founded in 1922 in Switzerland by a group of ecumenically oriented, mainly Lutheran theologians and ministers, who were inspired by Rudolf Steiner, the Austrian philosopher and founder of anthroposophy. They were led by liberal theologian Friedrich Rittelmeyer, who had been the most prominent representative of liberal Lutheranism in Germany during the First World War and whose early theological work had focused on the concept of a socially engaged "Christianity of deeds" (Tatchristentum).
7. Huis ten Bosch
Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.
8. Vrijmetselarij Museum
The Cultural Masonic Centre 'Prins Frederik' (CMC) in The Hague, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is a museum, archive and library of the Order of Freemasons under the Grand Orient of the Netherlands. The centre manages the collection that the Dutch Freemasons have amassed over more than 250 years.
Wikipedia: Cultureel Maçonniek Centrum 'Prins Frederik' (NL), Website
9. Geünieerde Loge van Theosofen
The United Lodge of Theosophists or ULT is an informal and wholly voluntary association of students of Theosophy. It was founded in 1909, mainly through the efforts of Robert Crosbie. The first parent lodge of the ULT was started in Los Angeles by Robert Crosbie and seven other associates through the adoption of its Declaration on February 18, 1909. Owing largely to the revival efforts of B.P. Wadia after Crosbie's death, there are currently about twenty active lodges spread all over the world. The ULT is considered to be part of the second generation or the third section of the Theosophical Movement started in 1875 by H.P. Blavatsky in New York. Presently, it is also one of the existing four main "branches" of the original Theosophical Movement. The following founding principles when taken as a whole, sets apart the ULT from the other Theosophical Organizations:
10. Haags Openbaar Vervoer Museum
Since 1989, The Hague Public Transport Museum (HOVM) has been housed in an old tram depot, the Frans Halsstraat depot in The Hague. This depot was built in 1906 and was used by the Haagsche Tramweg Maatschappij (HTM) until 1983.
11. Kloosterkerk
The Kloosterkerk is a church on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague, Netherlands. The church and its accompanying monastery were first built in 1397. The church is known today as the church where Beatrix of the Netherlands occasionally attended services.
12. Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)
The Great Church or St. James' Church is a landmark Protestant church in The Hague, Netherlands. The building is located on the Torenstraat, named for its high tower. Together with the Binnenhof, it is one of the oldest buildings in The Hague. Members of the House of Orange-Nassau have been baptised and married there. The latest are King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his daughter and heir apparent Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange.
Wikipedia: Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague) (EN), Website
13. Laakmolen
The Laakmolen is a polder mill in the current The Hague (Laakkwartier) located on the Haagse Vliet on the corner of the Laakkade and the Trekweg. The Laakmolen, an 8-sided ground sailer, dates from 1699 and is partly built on the foundations of a former mill. The mill was built on behalf of the Delfland Water Board and, together with the Broeksloot Mill or New Mill, had to ensure that the water in the Noordpolder remained at the desired height. The water was pumped from the Laak into the basin. The Haagse Vliet was the basin water.
14. Mubarak Mosque
The Mubarak Mosque in The Hague is the first purpose-built mosque in the Netherlands. Its foundation stone was laid by Sir Muhammad Zafarullah Khan on 20 May 1955 who later inaugurated the mosque on 9 December 1955.
15. Landgoed Oostduin en Arendsdorp
Arendsdorp is the remnant of an old estate and a country estate, located in the nationally protected cityscape of Benoordenhout in The Hague. A considerable part of the Benoordenhout district was built on parts withdrawn from this estate.
16. Trêveszaal
The Trêves Room is a historic meeting room from 1697 at the Binnenhof in The Hague and is part of the buildings of the Ministry of General Affairs. Since 1977 it has been the permanent meeting room of the Dutch Council of Ministers. The Trêves Hall and the adjacent States Hall are also used for official receptions of the Prime Minister and the Council of Ministers. Trêve is French for 'file'; the name of the room refers to the negotiations that took place here with Spain in 1608, prior to the Twelve Years' Truce (1609-1621).
17. O.L.V. Onbevlekt Ontvangen / Elandstraatkerk
The Elandkerk or Elandstraatkerk, officially the Onze Lieve Vrouw Immaculate Church is a Roman Catholic Church on Elandstraat opposite the Elandplein in the Zeeheldenkwartier in The Hague. The church building and the religious community are part of the parish Maria Sterre der Zee.
18. H. Teresia van Avila
The Teresa of Avila Church, also called Church of Saint Teresa of Avila, is a Roman Catholic church from 1841 that is located in the Spaansche Hof on the Westeinde in The Hague. The church is a national monument and is in the 'Top 100 of the National Monument Conservation Agency' from 1990. The church is dedicated to Saint Teresa of Ávila.
19. Onze Lieve Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is a Roman Catholic church in Loosduinen, The Netherlands. The church belongs to the faith community of "Maria van Eik en Duinen", part of the parish Parish of the Four Evangelists. The church is located on the Loosduinse Hoofdstraat. A little further on, on the same side of the street, has been the Hague Liberation Monument since 1955.
20. 'Centraal Monument voor Gevallen PTT'ers'
Nassauplein is a long rectangular square in the Archipel neighbourhood in The Hague with only 43 house numbers. There used to be a moat, but it was covered over in 1883. At the beginning of the 20th century, the water was filled in.
21. Kerk van Eikenduinen
The Church of Eikenduinen, better known as the Ruins or Chapel of Eikenduinen, was a Roman Catholic church building located in the old dunes between Loosduinen and The Hague. It was founded by Count William II of Holland and gained fame due to the presence of a special relic. Today, the remaining ruin, a national monument, is mainly associated with the cemetery that arose around the ruin over the centuries, Old Oak and Dunes.
22. Muzee Scheveningen
Muzee Scheveningen is a cultural and natural history museum in the Dutch seaside resort of Scheveningen, a district of The Hague, that portrays the history, culture and daily life of that place, especially in relation to the sea and fishing.
23. Panorama Mesdag
Panorama Mesdag is a panorama by Hendrik Willem Mesdag. Housed in a purpose-built museum in The Hague, the panorama is a cylindrical painting more than 14 metres high and about 40 metres in diameter. From an observation gallery in the centre of the room the cylindrical perspective creates the illusion that the viewer is on a high sand dune overlooking the sea, beaches and village of Scheveningen in the late 19th century. A foreground of fake terrain around the viewing gallery hides the base of the painting and makes the illusion more convincing.
24. 'Indisch-monument'
The Indies Monument is a memorial in The Hague in memory of all Dutch citizens and soldiers killed during World War II as a result of the Japanese occupation (1942–1945) of the former Dutch East Indies. It is dedicated to all who died in battle, in prison camps or during forced labor. As stated in the mission statement of the 15 August 1945 Commemoration Foundation, it is also:A place where you can pass on to your children the part of your childhood spent in the Dutch East Indies
25. Louwman Museum
The Louwman Museum is a museum for historic cars, coaches, and motorcycles in The Hague, Netherlands. It is situated on the Leidsestraatweg near the A44 highway. The museum's former names are "Nationaal Automobiel Museum" and "Louwman Collection".
26. Catshuis
The Catshuis, initially known as Huis Sorgvliet, is the official residence of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Built between 1651 and 1652 for Jacob Cats as private villa, it was renamed after him after his death.
27. Museon-Omniversum
Museon is a museum for science and culture in The Hague, Netherlands, with a strong focus on education. It regularly presents exhibitions on a range of topics related to the environment, geography or cultural identity. It has an extensive collections in the domains of geology, biology, archaeology, history, science and ethnology. The name Museon is a shortening of the museum's original extended Dutch name - Museum ten bate van het Onderwijs. Since 2022, the museum has been merged with the nearby cinema Omniversum, and goes by the name Museon-Omniversum: One Planet
28. Lourdeskapel
The Lourdes Chapel in Scheveningen is part of the urban complex included in the register of national monuments, which is sometimes called 'the church village'. The chapel dates from 1913 and is located on the Berkenbosch Blokstraat.
29. Scheveningse Bosjes
The Scheveningse Bosjes is an original dune area and now a park in the Scheveningen district. The park is bordered by the Scheveningseweg on the southwest side, the Kerkhoflaan on the southeast side and Madurodam on the north side. The Prof. B.M. Teldersweg cuts the forest in half from Madurodam to the Scheveningseweg. On the sea side there is a large pond, the Water Feature.
30. Museum Beelden aan Zee
Beelden aan Zee museum in the Scheveningen district of The Hague, founded in 1994 by the sculpture collectors Theo and Lida Scholten, is the only Dutch museum which specialises in only exhibiting sculpture.
31. Heilige Pastoor van Arskerk
The Pastoor van Arskerk is a modern Roman Catholic church at the beginning of the Aaltje Noordewierstraat in the Loosduinen district of The Hague, on the corner with the last part of the Laan van Meerdervoort, and opposite the beginning of the Landrestraat. The church is located in a park in the Waldeck district. The design is influenced by structuralism and brutalism. The church is dedicated to the French Roman Catholic saint John Mary Vianney, who was a parish priest at Ars near Lyon. With its innovative floor plan and spatial layout, the labyrinth-like building influenced (Dutch) church construction in the second half of the twentieth century.
32. Sint Paschalis Baylon
The Sint-Paschalis Baylon Church on the Wassenaarseweg in The Hague, the school in the neighborhood is named after the church. The church was built between 1919 and 1921. The church is named after the Spanish saint Paschal Baylon.
33. Nieuwe Veenmolen
Nieuwe Veenmolen or Boschmolen is a polder mill of the ground sailer type in The Hague, Bezuidenhout. The mill from 1654 is located next to the railway line The Hague - Leiden and originally drained the Veen- and Binckhorstpolder together with the older mill De Vlieger in Voorburg. The mill, which was originally built as an indoor porter, is equipped with an iron paddle wheel.
34. Galerij Prins Willem V
The Prince William V Gallery is an art gallery on the Buitenhof in The Hague that currently shares an entrance with the Gevangenpoort museum. It is a recreation of the original gallery Galerij Prins Willem V, once founded there by William V, Prince of Orange in 1774. The displayed paintings are part of the collection of the Mauritshuis. Amongst the paintings on display are works by Peter Paul Rubens, Jan Steen, Paulus Potter and Gerard van Honthorst.
35. Bethlehemkerk
The Bethlehem Church at Laan van Meerdervoort 627 in The Hague is a church building of the Protestant Congregation of The Hague. The building is used by the extraordinary reformed district congregation. The church building is a municipal monument.
36. Heilige Antonius Abtkerk
The Antonius Abtkerk is a Roman Catholic church at the end of the Scheveningseweg in The Hague. The Antonius Abbot Church is a national monument, built in 1926-1927 by architect Joseph Cuypers and his son Pierre Cuypers Jr. in a business-expressionist style with a richly decorated art-deco interior.
37. Damesleesmuseum
The Women's Reading Museum is a private library in The Hague, founded in 1894. It is the only surviving Dutch 'reading museum' for women and has a collection of more than 35,000 books. Since 1974, membership has also been open to men.
38. Oude Kerk
The Oude Kerk is located in the Keizerstraat, once one of the busiest shopping streets in Scheveningen, in the Dutch municipality of The Hague. The church is the oldest monument of the former fishing village. The Oude Kerk is a church of the Protestant congregation in Scheveningen and is home to the Wijkgemeente Oude Kerk and the Restored Reformed Congregation Thabor Scheveningen.
39. Mauritspoort
The Mauritspoort or Grenadierspoort is the eastern gateway to the Binnenhof in The Hague. The gate was built in 1634 together with the nearby Binnenpoort and had a drawbridge over an inner moat at the time. The pulley holes are still visible on the outside.
40. De Drie Stoepen
The Three Sidewalks is the joint name of three adjacent national monuments from the first half of the eighteenth century, in the centre of The Hague. In addition to their original function as residences, they would later serve as a museum, court, official residence, and (provisional) seat of the Permanent Court of Arbitration. The name dates back to the sixties of the twentieth century, when the buildings were used as a conference and entertainment center.
41. Oorlogsmonument 'Leger en Vloot'
The Army and Fleet Memorial commemorates the Dutch troops who were mobilized at the beginning of the First World War and the victims who fell during the war. The monument is located on the boulevard in Scheveningen, just south of the Kurhaus, next to a staircase that goes from the boulevard to the Gevers Deynootplein. It was unveiled by Queen Wilhelmina on 20 September 1921. In 2018, the Army and Fleet Memorial was dismantled and temporarily stored in a depot.
42. Museum Bredius
Museum Bredius is a museum named after Abraham Bredius on the Lange Vijverberg in The Hague. It is remarkable for its collection of etchings and paintings, but is most attractive to visitors for its accurate restoration of the 18th-century Herenhuis interior with period furnishings.
43. Theater Diligentia
Diligentia is a latin word that translates to "diligence" in English. It is often used to refer to careful and persistent work or effort. In everyday use, diligence denotes conscientiousness, thoroughness, and a steady effort to accomplish a task or goal. It implies a proactive and meticulous approach to work and responsibilities.
44. Oude Kerk
The Oude Kerk is a Protestant church in the Dutch municipality of Rijswijk. The current church was built in the 15th century and is one of the oldest buildings in Rijswijk. What is special is that during this renovation the tower was built around it, so that it now stands in the church space.
45. Eben Haëzerkerk
The Eben-Haëzerkerk is the church building of the Reformed Congregation in Scheveningen. The church is located on the Nieuwe Laantjes and also has an entrance in the Keizerstraat. As of 1 January 2018, the Eben-Haëzerkerk has been withdrawn from worship.
46. KM21
KM21 is a museum for contemporary visual art in The Hague in the Netherlands. The museum was established in 2002 as part of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag. In KM21 work by artists from The Hague, the Netherlands and international contemporaries can be admired at the same time.
47. Oorlogsmonument 'Grenadiers en Jagers'
The Monument Grenadiers and Hunters is a monument in memory of soldiers from the Regiment Garde Grenadiers en Jagers who have died since 1940. The statue was created by artist Dirk Bus and was unveiled in 1951.
48. Oorlogsmonument 'Dwangarbeiders'
Forced Labourers is a war memorial in The Hague. It is located in the courtyard of the Provincial Government House. At the time, it was the site of The Hague Zoo, where men were brought together in the zoo building during a raid in 1944.
49. De Korenaer
The windmill De Korenaer, also known as the Prins Maurits windmill, was built in 1721 on a substructure from 1595 and is located at Margaretha van Hennebergweg 2a in the Loosduinen district of The Hague. There was a mill on this site as early as 1310. The current mill is a round stone scaffolding mill on a square stone base. The mill has two coupling grinding stones, each with a regulator for grinding grain. The millstones are artificial stones with a diameter of 140 cm.
50. Grondwetbank
The Constitution Bench is a monument to the Dutch Constitution located at the Hofplaats in The Hague. The monument takes the form of a 45-metre-long bench made of smooth marble on which the text of Article 1 of the Dutch Constitution is applied.
51. Binnenpoort
The Binnenpoort or Middenpoort is one of the four surviving entrance gates that give access to the Binnenhof in The Hague. The gate forms the connection between the buildings on the north side and the Knights' Hall. It was built together with the nearby Mauritspoort in 1634 and was used to close off the Binnenhof. The entrance gate is made of brick with sandstone surrounds. Above the gate are two lions. There are two pedestrian passages next to the gate. Above the gate is a meeting room accessible from the white gallery. This was a former connecting corridor to the Count's halls.
52. Kinderboekenmuseum
The Kinderboekenmuseum is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, dedicated to Dutch language children's books. It is part of the Literatuurmuseum, and housed as part of the same building complex as the National Library of the Netherlands. It opened in 1994.
53. Loosduins Museum De Korenschuur
The Loosduins Museum in The Hague is a museum that focuses on the cultural heritage of the Loosduinen district, which has its origins in the twelfth century, when Floris III of Holland founded a homestead there. From 1811 to 1923 Loosduinen was an independent municipality.
54. Franse Kerk
The French church in Voorburg was founded in 1726 by Huguenots. The church is located in the old center of the Dutch town of Voorburg, in the province of South Holland. Since 1926, there have been no French-speaking services; it came into the hands of the Reformed Church Liberated, since 2023 Dutch Reformed Churches. The building is a national monument.
55. Maranathakerk
The Maranatha Church is a Dutch Reformed Church located in the Tweede Sweelinckstraat in The Hague. The church was built in 1949 on a site that lay fallow due to demolition work for the Atlantic Wall, a defensive structure of the Germans against possible Allied attacks in World War II. Maranata is an expression in the New Testament that means "Our Lord, Come!"
56. Landgoed Duinweide
Duinweide was a country estate in The Hague, located on the site of the current Archipel neighbourhood. It was one of the country estates in the dune area between the Haagse singelgracht and Scheveningen, where the estates of Houtrust and Sorghvliet were also located.
57. Van Karnebeekbron
The Van Karnebeekbron is a sandstone monument that commemorates the Carnegie Foundation and the opening of the Peace Palace in The Hague on 28 August 1913. It is a bench with a fountain, stands on the corner of Scheveningseweg and Carnegielaan and consists of three parts. The curved middle part is higher than the two side parts and has a lion's head in the middle from which spring water comes out. A frieze with text runs along its entire length. Willem C. Brouwer (1877-1933), founder of the factory Brouwer's Aardewerk NV (1915-1956), made the monument.
58. Prins Maurits en de burgers van Den Haag
Prince Maurits and the citizens of The Hague is a monument in honour of Prince Maurits that is located on the Heerenbrug in The Hague. The monument commemorates the fact that between 1613 and 1619 the citizens of The Hague had dug a canal around the place by order of Maurits to defend the city. Maurits had previously given the city council funds to build a city wall, but the government of The Hague had a new city hall built on the Daily Green Market. Maurits later settled in The Hague. He did not receive permission from the States of Holland to wall the city, but he did get permission to build a wide defensive moat.
59. Oorlogsmonument 'Aartsengel Michael'
Archangel Michael is a natural stone monument in The Hague that thanks the Archangel for his protection of the Joannes de Deo hospital during the Second World War. The statue was made by Herman van Remmen and unveiled in 1947. It was then placed under the canopy at the entrance of the hospital.
60. Fotomuseum Den Haag
The Fotomuseum Den Haag is a museum in the field of photography in The Hague. The museum was founded in 2002 as part of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and works closely with the Print Room of the Leiden University Library.
61. Malieveld
Malieveld is a large grass field in the city center of The Hague, Netherlands, located opposite the central train station. The field is widely known in the Netherlands for being the location of many large-scale demonstrations. It is also used for festivals, funfairs, concerts and other big events.
62. Beeld en Geluid Den Haag
Sound & Vision in The Hague is a Dutch interactive museum about life in the media. It is located at Zeestraat 82 in The Hague. Until 2019, the museum was known as COMM, previously also as the Museum for Communication and as the PTT Museum. In 2019, the museum was taken over by the Hilversum Sound and Vision and was renamed Sound and Vision The Hague. In 2022, the Sound and Vision Foundation The Hague and the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision merged into 1 company, and will continue under the name Sound & Vision.
63. Westbroekpark
The Westbroekpark is a park and district with an area of 18 hectares, which is located in The Hague, between Madurodam and Scheveningen. It is located on the grounds of an old hamlet, which was called Wittebrug. Together with the Belgian Park, the Westbroekpark is one of the protected cityscapes in The Hague.
64. Museum Meermanno
House of the Book is the oldest book museum in the world. It is located in the former home of the founder of the museum Willem Hendrik Jacob baron van Westreenen van Tiellandt (1783-1848) on the Prinsessegracht in The Hague and focuses on the written and printed book in all its forms, past and present. The development of the design of both old and modern books is central to this.
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