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Benoordenhout () is a neighbourhood in the Haagse Hout district of
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. In addition to Benoordenhout, Haagse Hout consists of the Bezuidenhout, Mariahoeve en Marlot, and Haagse Bos neighbourhoods. Benoordenhout is located northeast of the city centre and is enclosed by the Koningskade, Raamweg, the Hubertuspark, the barracks and dunes north of the Waalsdorperweg, the city's border with
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, the Haagse Bos (The Hague Woods) and Malieveld. The neighbourhood gets its name from the Haagse Bos. In Dutch, 'Benoorden' means 'situated north of' and 'hout' is an archaic term for
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. In modern Dutch, 'hout' solely refers to the material
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. Benoordenhout is in turn divided into seven areas: the Nassaubuurt, Uilennest, Duinzigt, Waalsdorp, Arendsdorp, Clingendael and the area around the exclusive Van Hoytemastraat shopping street.


History

The Benoordenhout was built almost completely during the twentieth century. Few buildings existed before 1900, the most notable being the buildings in Clingendael and Arendsdorp. As can be seen on historical maps only the area between Koningskade and Jan van Nassaustraat, in today's Nassaubuurt, had residential buildings. By 1920, some buildings had been added, including the Shell headquarters at the Carel van Bylandtlaan. Between 1920 and 1940, houses were built up to the Alkemadelaan and the Waalsdorperweg, and in Duinzigt even beyond the Alkemadelaan. With the German invasion in 1940, construction stopped; only a few buildings were added, most notably the Julianakazerne barracks. Unlike in the Bezuidenhout, the damage resulting from the war was limited. Uilennest was completed after the war. The sixties and seventies saw the construction of the eastern part of Duinzigt, the Bronovo hospital, the Nebo nursing home, and the ANWB headquarters. The zoo, which had been closed since 1943, made way for the building of the provincial administration in 1968.
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lived in an apartment in the neighbourhood before, during and after his tenure as
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.


Gallery

Sint-Paschalis Baylonkerk Den Haag 1.JPG, Church of Saint Paschal Baylon (1919-1921), designed by Dutch traditionalist architect Alexander Kropholler Shell kantoor Den Haag.JPG, Global headquarters of
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at Carel van Bylandtlaan (1928-1930) Duinwyck - Van Alkemadelaan 350, The Hague.JPG, Duinwyck, an apartment building at Van Alkemadelaan (1929-1932) Villa Hartog - Van Soutelandelaan 141, The Hague 1.JPG, Hartog House at Van Soutelandelaan (1937-1938) Bylandtv2.jpg, Former farmhouse, constructed around the year 1700, at the Arendsdorp estate, now embedded within the city fabric Arendsdorp - Tuinhuis v2.jpg, Former garden/tea house of Arendsdorp estate, constructed in approximately 1750 Den Haag - Wassenaarseweg 44.JPG, Former gatekeepers house, constructed around the year 1700, at the Oostduin estate, now giving access to a public park International Criminal Court building (2016) in The Hague.png, Seat of the
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, on the edge of Benoordenhout at the
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s of
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Overzicht middenstuk voorgevel - 's-Gravenhage - 20357888 - RCE.jpg, Office building at Wassenaarseweg, constructed 1938-1942 and completed 1946, designed by
Jacobus Oud Jacobus Johannes Pieter Oud (9 February 1890 – 5 April 1963) was a Dutch architect. His fame began as a follower of the ''De Stijl'' movement. Biography Oud was born in Purmerend, the son of a tobacco and wine merchant. As a young architect, ...
Gebouw Cultura, Wassenaarseweg 20, Den Haag.jpg, Cultura building at Wassenaarseweg (1920-1921) Denhaag monument koningin-moeder emma2.jpg, Queen Emma memorial (1935) at the “Rosarium” or
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Kantoor Centrale Onderlinge - Van Alkemadelaan 700, The Hague.JPG, Office building at Van Alkemadelaan (1933-1935 and 1949-1950), designed by Jan Wils Den Haag - Jan van Nassaustraat 35.JPG, Gentleman residence at Jan van Nassaustraat (1899) designed in
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Overzicht van de westgevel - 's-Gravenhage - 20419387 - RCE.jpg, American Protestant Church, originally exhibited at the
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of 1958, deconstructed in 1962 and reconstructed in The Hague


See also

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* {{Commons category-inline Neighbourhoods of The Hague