Binnenhof
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The Binnenhof is a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as wel
The Hague's Binnenhof with the Hofvijver (Court Pond)
Reconstruction of the Binnenhof in ca. 1280
The Binnenhof in 1586
A meeting of the States General of the Dutch Republic in the Ridderzaal in 1651
Ridderzaal
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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 fo
Binnenhof
…William II is often credited with the foundation of the Binnenhof, after he became King of the Romans in 1248. Presumably, he started the building of the Ridderzaal, a great hall where the Count could receive guests. The Ridderzaal was finished under the reign of Floris V, during which the buildings were also walled…
The entrance of the Ridderzaal
The Ridderzaal seen as it was before World War I
Throne of the monarchs of the Netherlands in the Ridderzaal