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World War II, when the Netherlands Kurhaus is Sea Life Scheveningen,
was occupied and the most senior where you can look through trans-
German authorities took up quar- parent tunnels at stingrays, sharks
ters in Huis Clingendael. At the and many other sea crea tures.
centre of the park lies the famous Muzee Scheveningen is devoted
Japanese Garden, which was laid to the history of the village and
out in 1903 on the instructions of the spa. Tours of Scheveningen
Baroness Marguérite Mary after a lighthouse can also be booked.
trip to Japan. The tea house and Designed by Wim Quist,
all the stones and ornaments in Museum Beelden aan Zee
the garden were brought over (seaside sculpture museum)
from Japan by boat at the time. can be found on the boulevard,
half-hidden by a sand dune.
 Madurodam The model city of Madurodam Contemporary sculptures on
George Maduroplein 1. @ 22. v 9. the theme of the human figure
Tel 070-4162400. Open Jan–Mar & are shown in the light rooms,
Nov–Dec: 11am–5pm; Apr–Aug: 6 Scheveningen on the terraces and in the garden.
9am–8pm; Sep–Oct: 9am–7pm; Although the seaside resort
24–31 Dec: 10am–7pm. & 7 0 Road Map B4. * 52,000. @ 22. has all but swallowed up the
∑ madurodam.nl v 1. n Gevers Deynootweg 990-58
(0900-3403505). ( Thu. original fishing village, there is
Madurodam depicts the still a harbour and a large fish
Netherlands in miniature – it This pleasant seaside resort is market. Fishing boat trips can
consists of replicas of historical just 15 minutes by tram from be booked on the southern side
buildings such as the Binnenhof the centre of The Hague. Like so of the harbour – a fun outing
in The Hague (see p224), canal- many of the North Sea beach for the afternoon.
side houses in Amsterdam and resorts, Scheveningen had its
the Euromast tower in Rotterdam heyday in the 19th century. O Sea Life Scheveningen
(see p236), built to a scale of 1:25. Nowadays it is a mixture of Strandweg 13. Tel 070-3542100.
Other models include Schiphol faded charm and modern Open 10am–6pm daily (to 8pm Jul
Airport, windmills, polders, bulb garishness, though it remains a & Aug). Closed 25 Dec. & 7 -
fields and some examples of the popular holiday resort because ∑ sealife.nl
country’s mod ern architecture. At of its long sandy beach and the E Muzee Scheveningen
night, the streets and buildings Pier, which, after years of Neptunusstraat 92. Tel 070-3500830.
are lit up by 50,000 tiny lamps. neglect, has been renovated and Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sat, noon–
Madurodam was opened in reopened in 2015. There are many 5pm Sun. Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr,
1952 by Queen Juliana. JML restaurants serving seafood. 25 Dec. & - = ∑ muzee.nl
Maduro designed the town in The impressive Kurhaus, E Museum Beelden aan Zee
memory of his son George, who designed in the Empire style and Harteveltstraat 1. Tel 070-3585857.
died at Dachau concentration now a luxurious hotel, was built in Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sun.
camp in 1945. Profits go to 1885, when Scheveningen was still Closed 1 Jan, 27 Apr, 25 Dec. & -
children’s charities. a major spa town. Not far from the = ∑ beeldenaanzee.nl

Thsuki-no-hikari (Light of the Moon) by Igor Mitoraj in the dunes of the Museum Beelden aan Zee

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