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The Buitenhof (,
* Number 19 was built in the second half of the 18th century as the main office of the garrison. It was renovated from 1897 to 1900, after which it became a police office. The building currently houses a restaurant.
* Number 20 was built in 1904 as a restaurant, named "Entre Deux Villes". In 1935, the building became a Cineac movie theatre, which later became a
Gevangenpoort
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The Buitenhof (, The Hague dialect
The Hague dialect ( Standard Dutch: ''Haags'', ''het Haagse dialect''; The Hague dialect: ''Haags'', ''et Haagse dialek'') is a dialect of Dutch mostly spoken in The Hague. It differs from Standard Dutch almost exclusively in pronunciation.
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: ''Outer Court'') is a square in The Hague
The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of 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 o ...
, Netherlands
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, adjacent to the Binnenhof
The Binnenhof (; en, Inner Court) is a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver lake. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministry ...
(''Inner Court'') and the Hofvijver
The Hofvijver (; en, Court Pond) 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 nor ...
pond. It is listed in the Top 100 Dutch heritage sites.
History
The square originated in the 13th century, during the construction of the Binnenhof. It was filled with houses and stables and, during the reign of Count Albert I, it even featured a zoo. The zoo exhibited mostly falcons and other birds of prey that were used for hunting. Later, hounds were exhibited as well. The Buitenhof was moated for safety in the 15th century. People that did not belong to the court, lived outside of it, around the Plaats and the Korte Voorhout, and along the Hofvijver. The only entrance to the square was theGevangenpoort
The Gevangenpoort (''Prisoner's Gate'') is a former gate and medieval prison on the Buitenhof in The Hague, Netherlands. It is situated next to the 18th-century art gallery founded by William V, Prince of Orange in 1774 known as the '' Prince Wi ...
, ''Prison Gate''. A second entrance was introduced in 1814 with the construction of the Gravenstraat. In 1923, the houses between the gate and the Hofvijver were demolished, as was advised by architect Hendrik Petrus Berlage
Hendrik Petrus Berlage (21 February 1856 – 12 August 1934) was a Dutch architect. He is considered one of the fathers of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
Life and work
Hendrik Petrus Berlage, son of Nicolaas Willem Berlage and An ...
. This created more space for the increasing traffic, which had had to pass the gate before.
Important buildings
* Number 19 was built in the second half of the 18th century as the main office of the garrison. It was renovated from 1897 to 1900, after which it became a police office. The building currently houses a restaurant.
* Number 20 was built in 1904 as a restaurant, named "Entre Deux Villes". In 1935, the building became a Cineac movie theatre, which later became a Pathé
Pathé or Pathé Frères (, styled as PATHÉ!) is the name of various French businesses that were founded and originally run by the Pathé Brothers of France starting in 1896. In the early 1900s, Pathé became the world's largest film equipment ...
movie theatre.
* Number 22 is the Besognekamer, today a bridge society. The ground floor is occupied by a McDonald's
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.
* Number 33 is the Gevangenpoort
The Gevangenpoort (''Prisoner's Gate'') is a former gate and medieval prison on the Buitenhof in The Hague, Netherlands. It is situated next to the 18th-century art gallery founded by William V, Prince of Orange in 1774 known as the '' Prince Wi ...
, which was used as a prison from 1420 to 1828.
* Number 34 was built in 1467. In the 19th century, it was used as parking place of carriages of the court, until they were replaced to the Royal Stables in 1877.
* Number 37 is known as Vijverhof today. It was rebuilt by De Lussanet de la Sablonière in 1972, and renovated again in 2005-2007. The building is used as an annex of the House of Representatives.
* Number 38 is since 1872 the Cadastre
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Often it is represented graphically in a cad ...
.
* Number 39-42 are three 17th century houses, today housing the four star Hotel Corona
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...
.
External links
*Gevangenpoort
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