palaces in The Hague

Answer: During the day you can cover the "Binnenhof" - a medieval complex of government buildings of the XIII century with the Knights Hall in the Gothic style, the residence of King Willem-Alexander in the "Nordine", and "Mauritzhuis" with masterpieces of Vermeer and Rembrandt. The Madurodam Park with miniatures of the Netherlands is mandatory, and the route is completed at the Peace Palace, where the International Court of Justice sits.

Answer: Architectural gems include the “Grote-Kerk” of the XV century with a 100-meter bell tower in the style of Brabant Gothic, the palace “Hueis-ten-Bos” with baroque interiors of the time of the stadtholder Frederick-Henry, and the “Passage” of the XIX century – a covered gallery in the style of neo-Renaissance. Of particular interest is the Escher Museum, located in a former palace of the XVIII century.

Answer: Children will be impressed by the interactive science center “Museon” with exhibits on natural science, the amusement park “Drivlit” with carousels from 1913, and the aquarium “Sea Life” with a tunnel through the ocean exposition. In Klingendale Park you can see rare birds, and in the Toy Museum - a collection of dolls of the XIX-XX centuries.

Answer: Picturesque shots will be obtained at the Hofwijver pond with a reflection of Binnenhof, in the Japanese garden Klein-Scheveningen with cherry blossoms, and on the Scheveningen embankment with its historic pier of 1901. A unique perspective is a view of the Panorama of Mesdakh, a giant circular painting from 1881 depicting a fishing village.

Answer: With the "Gevangenport" - the former city gate - is associated with the legend of the ghost of the executed in 1672 Jan de Witt. Ridderzaal tells of the ghost of the knight Floris V, who was killed in 1296. And the underground passages of Binnenhof allegedly keep secrets of the Eighty Years War against Spain.

Answer: Connoisseurs of the unusual should find the "Gemalen Ark" - hidden in the courtyard of the ark house of 1992, visit the "Museum of the Prison Gate" in a medieval prison, and see the "Chinese Hall" in the palace "Hueis-ten-Bos" with unique silk wallpaper of the XVIII century. Few people know about the Cold War underground bunker under the Foreign Ministry.