🏛️ Culture in The Hague
Netherlands
About The Hague for Solo Travelers
The political capital of the Netherlands and the seat of international justice — a stately city of royal palaces, Vermeer's birthplace (The Girl with a Pearl Earring lives here, at the Mauritshuis), excellent beaches, and a café culture that's calmer and more sophisticated than Amsterdam's. The Hague is what the Netherlands looks like when it's not performing for tourists.
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Binnenhof
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The oldest parliament building still in use in the world — the 13th-century Gothic complex on a lake in the center of The Hague that has been the seat of Dutch government since the 17th century. The Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) with its medieval vaults hosts the annual opening of parliament by the monarch; the Hofvijver lake reflection is one of the Netherlands' most beautiful urban scenes.
📍Binnenhof, The Hague
Mauritshuis
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The finest small museum in Europe — a 17th-century golden age palace housing Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring, Rembrandt's Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, and a selection of 800 Dutch and Flemish masterpieces that rival the Rijksmuseum at a fraction of the size and crowds. One of the great museum experiences.
📍Plein 29, The Hague