This is the Royal Picture Gallery Mauritshuis. It was built in the seventeenth century as a private residence for Count Johan Maurits of Nassau-Siegen (17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679). Thus, Mauritshuis or Maurits’ House, when translated. Maurits was the governor-general of the Dutch colony in the South American…
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Hoge Raad | Supreme Court
When my kids were little, they would dash towards these sculptures to try and spot the one with the name “Hugo de Groot”. Just because their last name is “de Groot” too. 😆 “Are we related?”, they would ask. Since then, I have always wondered about the building behind this…
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Postzegelboom | Stamp Tree
The old chestnut tree locally known as the “postzegelboom” or stamp tree. It was probably planted in 1883. Famous because stamp collectors used to gather underneath this tree, to swap, buy or sell stamps. Back in the days, on Wednesdays and Saturdays, as many as a hundred philatelists would stand…