The Hofvijver is a lake in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. It is adjoined in the east by the Korte Vijverberg (road), in the south by the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis, in the west by the Buitenhof and in the north by the Lange Vijverberg (road). In the middle there is a small island with plants and trees which has no name, it is usually referred to as "the island in the Vijverberg".
View from the Hague historical museum on the Korte Vijverberg
View of the Binnenhof across the hofvijver from the Lange Vijverberg in 1900
View from the Korte Vijverberg of the west side of the Mauritshuis museum, the little tower or Torentje, and the north part of the Binnenhof along the east side of the Hofvijver
Similar view from the Korte Vijverberg by night
The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and while the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, The Hague has been described as the country's de facto capital since the time of the Dutch Republic.
Image: Den Haag Skyline 1
Image: Peace Palace, The Hague (9264238542)
Image: Het Binnenhof, Den Haag, Netherlands panoramio (29)
Image: Scheveningen The Netherlands Kurhaus 01
