The Hague

International City of Peace and Justice

Mozart - Pachabelle Cannon in D Minor (Piano).mp3

Officially also ‘s-Gravenhage,

"The Count's Hedge" is the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam
and Rotterdam, with a population of 475,580 .
Symbol of
The Hague
The arms of The Hague, approved
in 1816, depict a stork and eel,
The shield is held by a pair of gold
lions and bears a count's coronet.
Royal The Hague
The Hague located on
the North Sea coast is
the royal city of
Holland. Home to the
Dutch royal family and
government. Queen Beatrix
of the
Netherlands
lives and
works in The
Hague.
 The
Hague
City
Hall
&
Library
Share the
same building
nicknamed the
Ice Palace.
 City life concentrates around the Hofvijver and the Binnenhof,
where the parliament is located.

The Hague originated around 1230, when

Floris IV, Count of Holland purchased land
alongside a pond (now the hofvijver) in order
to build a (hunting) residence.
The residence was finally completed by his
son Floris V. The most prominent of all is the
Ridderzaal (Knights' Hall).
It is still in use for political events, such as the
annual speech from the throne by the queen.
 EUROPOL
Europol is the European Union's criminal intelligence agency. It became
fully operational on July 1, 1999.

Europol's aim is to improve

the effectiveness and co-
operation between the
authorities of the member
states by sharing intelligence
to prevent and combat
serious international
organised crime.
The Peace
Palace

The Peace Palace is a gift from the American Andrew Carnegie to the city of The
Hague. This palace was given the name of Peace Palace, to express the great
importance attached to this endeavour to solve disputes and so to maintain world
peace.

All nations contributed towards the construction of the Peace Palace to symbolise
the collaboration of the nations in the foundation of this "Temple of Peace".

The Peace Palace houses the International Court of Justice, the Permanent Court
of Arbitration, the Academy of International Law and a splendid library.
 The City
Centre
• In the city centre, shops are
open everyday from 10am to
about 6pm
• On Thursdays they are open
till 9pm. It is call “Koopavond”
(shopping evening)
• Restaurants are usually open
everyday, but the last order is
at bout 10pm.
• For a quick bite after mid-night,
you can usually find a couple
of Turkish bars open till about
3am.
Canals
 Scheveninge
n
Beach

Scheveningen is the most

popular sea-side resort in
Holland. The resort of
Scheveningen is only a 15-
minute tram-ride from the
centre of The Hague.

The town has swallowed up the

original fishing village of
Scheveningen Haven, which
has still managed to maintain
some of its traditional fishing
industry.
 Maritime Museum
• Museum Scheveningen gives its
visitors a lively picture of the history of
this former fishing village. Seaside
activities and fishing were dominant
factors in everyday life and gave the
village a unique character.
Web: www.museumscheveningen.nl

• There is a small Zee Museum of marine

biology which houses the exhibits of
marine life from around the world.
 Kijkduin
&
Meijend
el

Kijkduin Beach and the

Meijendel park are both
nearby. The beach and the
dunes have plenty to offer
such as hiking, horseriding
or cycling.
Madurodam
The world-famous miniature city
Madurodam presents everything Holland is
famous for replicated to the smallest detail
on a scale of 1:25.
It’s an excellent way to familiarise yourself
with all surprising features Holland has to
offer:
•the Alkmaar cheese market,
•the Peace Palace of The Hague,
•the Royal Palace on Dam Square and
canal houses of Amsterdam and
•parts of the world famous Delta works.
 Panorama Mesdag
• This is an enormous cylindrical
painting by H.W. Mesdag.
• At 1680 m2, it's the largest
painting in Holland and one of the
largest and most striking in the
world.
• Stand in the middle and view life
as it was in 1881 when
Scheveningen was a peaceful
fishing village.
M.C.Escher
World famous graphic
Artist: whose works
have included alot of
mathematical content.
Mauritshuis
Art Museum

Johannes Vermeer - View

on Delft

Jan Brueghel the Elder with Peter

Paul Rubens - The garden of Eden
with the fall of man

Rembrandt van Rijn - The anatomy

lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp
The Hague – Rock
city

Anouk – Has been on top of

the charts in Europe since
1997.

Direct – New band

Golden Earing – famous from The Hague
around the world - started in
the 60’s – with RADAR LOVE
Bicycles in The Hague