Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in The Hague, Netherlands

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.

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Koekamp may refer to:Koekamp, a meadow, pasture where cattle were kept, similar to deer park Koekamp, a historical park in The Hague Koekamp (Haarlem), a historic green field in the city of Haarlem, named Frederikspark in 1876

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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.

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The Torentje, located at the Binnenhof in The Hague next to the Mauritshuis museum, has been the de facto office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 1982.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.

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The Stadhouderspoort is a gate that connects the Binnenhof and Buitenhof in The Hague. It is one of the four surviving gates of the Binnenhof complex.

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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.

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The Jewish Children's Monument in The Hague is a monument on Rabbi Maarsenplein in memory of the Jewish children in The Hague who died in the Second World War.

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Yi Tjoune, was a Korean prosecutor and diplomat and the father of the North Korean politician Lee Yong.

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The Evangelical Lutheran Church in The Hague is located on the Lutheran Burgwal.

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Design Museum Dedel is a museum located in The Hague.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The statue of Johan de Witt is a 20th-century memorial on the site in The Hague, in memory of council pensioner Johan de Witt. It was made by Frederik Engel Yeltsema.

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The Walloon Church is a church building of the Walloon Reformed congregation on the Noordeinde in The Hague. Church services are held in the French language.

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The H.H. Jacobus- en Augustinuskerk is an old Catholic church in the Juffrouw Idastraat in The Hague.

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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.

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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.

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