The Inner Court (Incl. the Hall of Knights), The Hague

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From this wikipedia page:

The Binnenhof (Dutch, lit. "inner court"), is a collection of buildings in The Hague. It has been the location of meetings of the Staten-Generaal (the Dutch parliament) since 1446, and has been the centre of Dutch politics for centuries.
The grounds on which the Binnenhof now stands was purchased by Count Floris IV of Holland in 1229, where he built his mansion. More buildings were constructed around the court, several of which are well known in their own right, such as the Ridderzaal (great hall; literally Knight's Hall) (pictured), where the queen holds her annual speech at Prinsjesdag. One of the towers, simply known as het Torentje (the small tower; pictured) has been the working space of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands since 1982.
The Binnenhof was also the site where statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt was executed in 1619.

1) www.vvv.denhaag.nl
2) Private
3) website of parliament

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View from the 'hofvijver':





Private pictures

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The Stadholderly Palace of Stadholder Willem V (on the left):



Ballroom of the palace, now used for meetings, presentations etc.:




The Prince Gallery:



1st picture: private
Pictures: tweedekamer.nl

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A very good website by Chris Schram, showing lots of pictures:

Click here.

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The Inner Court at GoogleMaps, click here.

Get a virtual tour with 360 degrees pictures here.

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The inside of the Hall of Knights in the days of the Dutch Republic:



And the same hall, now.

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Old images, free of copyrights:

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from the website of the 2nd chamber (www.tweedekamer.nl), pictures of the Treves Room, where the cabinet has its meetings:

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Wow thanks for the pictures Marengo! Beautiful.