Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #3 in The Hague, Netherlands

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.

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The Roma and Sinti monument in the Vondelstraat in The Hague opposite the Bilderdijkstraat is a cube-shaped object with a bronze commemorative plaque.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Haags Historisch Museum is a museum on Korte Vijverberg in The Hague about the history of this city. The museum is located in the former Sint Sebastian goals.

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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.

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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 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 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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The Paleiskerk or Mennonite Church in The Hague is a neo-Romanesque church from 1886 on the Paleisstraat, near Noordeinde Palace.

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The Sint-Jacobus de Meerderekerk is a Roman Catholic church on the Parkstraat in the center of The Hague. The church building and the religious community are part of the parish Maria Star of the Sea.

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Sociëteit De Vereeniging in The Hague is a gentlemen's club that was founded on April 30, 1851.

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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.

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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.

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Escher in Het Paleis is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch graphical artist M. C. Escher. It is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace since November 2002.

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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.

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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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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.

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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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Juliana van Stolberg and her five sons is a monument in The Hague. It was made in 1927 by the sculptor Bon Ingen-Housz and the architect Dirk Roosenburg.

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The Christus Triumfatorkerk at Juliana van Stolberglaan 154 in the Bezuidenhout in The Hague is a Protestant church. It was commissioned on 21 March 1962.

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