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402: 391: 376: 131: 310: 553: 25: 538: 325:, grandson of Floris IV, was built on this estate in the 13th century. Over the centuries, the government buildings developed around this lake and incorporated the Ridderzaal. From the early 17th century, the Ridderzaal became an important trading place for booksellers, as 333:. In later centuries it served a variety of purposes - as a market hall, a promenade, a drill hall, a public record office, a hospital ward, even the offices of the state lottery. The hall was restored between 1898 and 1904 to serve its present purposes. 425:
roof structure with its 18-metre-long beams (59 ft) has the appearance of an upturned ship. Wooden heads symbolizing eavesdroppers from the higher powers are supposed to deter members of the
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hall has magnificent stained glass windows depicting the coats of arms of various prominent Dutch towns and cities; particularly fine is the rose window with the arms of the principal
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in 1949. The government of the Netherlands discussed and negotiated with the newly created governments of the former colonial possessions in the
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bought a piece of land next to a small lake to build a house on. The Ridderzaal, the manorial hall of
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Building on Binnenhof, The Hague, used for the state opening of Parliament
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This 40 by 20 metres (131 ft × 66 ft) large
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Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment
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Buildings and structures completed in the 13th century
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Gothic architecture
Binnenhof
The Hague
Netherlands
Coordinates
52°04′46″N 4°18′46″E / 52.079444°N 4.312778°E / 52.079444; 4.312778
Floris V, Count of Holland
[ˈrɪdərzaːl]
castle
counts of Holland
Binnenhof
The Hague
Netherlands
Prinsjesdag
Dutch monarch
Golden Coach
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