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VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Jantje, a statue based on
a Dutch nursery rhyme, Practical Information
points to the Binnenhof. Road Map B4. * 497,000.
∑ denhaag.com
n Spui 68 (0900-3403505).
( Mon–Fri. _ Scheveningen
Sand Sculpture Festival: May;
Scheveningen Vlaggetjesdag:
end of May/beg of Jun; Parkpop:
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L Haags Historisch Museum end of Jun; Pasar Malam Besar:
E Featured is the history of The
V mid-May; Prinsjesdag: 3rd
I Hague, from the Middle Ages Tue in Sep; Crossing Borders
O
O to the present day. Festival: mid-Nov.
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R Transport
U £ Centraal Station (CS); Koningin
T O Julianaplein 10; Hollands Spoor
L A N G E V O O R H O U T
(HS); Stationsplein 25.
L A N G E H O U T
. Mauritshuis
On display here in an exquisite
collection are 17th-century old
S T R A A T
masters, including works by
Rembrandt and Vermeer.
K O R T E V I J V E R B E R G
P L E I N

The Tweede Kamer
The accommodation for the Tweede
Kamer, the Dutch Lower House, was
N E designed by Pi de Bruijn and has been
BINNENHOF G E P O T in use since 1992. The building blends
tastefully with the older buildings
surrounding it. Plenary sessions are held
H O F P L E I N L A N in the Grote Vergaderzaal (great assembly
hall) behind the circular extension.

H O F W E G

“The Hague, you tap it and it
sings” wrote Dutch poet Gerrit
Achterberg in “Passage”. The
elegant covered arcade of shops . Binnenhof
in Neo-Renaissance style on the This ancient structure comprises the parliament and government
Hofweg is a famous feature of buildings and was originally the 13th-century hunting lodge of the
the town centre. counts of Holland.

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