Old City Hall
The Old City Hall in The Hague is a Renaissance-style building on the Groenmarkt near the Grote Kerk. It is the former seat of the city's government, and remains a place where residents hold civic wedding ceremonies, and where the royal family register their family births.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Description: Renaissance style building on the Groenmarkt, in The Hague
- Also known as: “Het Oude Stadhuis”, “old city hall of the Hague”, “Old city hall, The Hague”, “old townhall of The Hague”, “oude stadhuis aan de Groenmarkt in Den Haag”, “Stadhuis Groenmarkt”, and “The Hague old city hall”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague) and Mauritshuis.
Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)
Church
Photo: Tukka, Public domain.
The Great Church or St. James's Church is a landmark Reformed Protestant church in The Hague, Netherlands. The building is located on the Torenstraat, named for its high tower.
Mauritshuis
Castle
Photo: Roman Boed, CC BY 2.0.
The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. Mauritshuis is situated 520 metres northeast of Old City Hall.
Dutch Language Union
Government office
Photo: Jsterckx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dutch Language Union is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the Dutch language. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the Green Booklet and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide. Dutch Language Union is situated 560 metres north of Old City Hall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chinatown and De Resident.
Chinatown
Locality
Photo: Meursault2004, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Hague's Chinatown is located in the city centre, on the Wagenstraat. The entrances of the neighbourhood are marked with two Chinese gates, described as "three meters high with sculptured dragons winding around the pillars and overhead ornate panels…
Zeeheldenkwartier
Neighborhood
The Zeeheldenkwartier is a neighbourhood in the Centrum district of The Hague, Netherlands. It has 11,205 inhabitants and covers an area of 81.3 hectares.
Old City Hall
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Italian—“Old City Hall” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Старая ратуша, Гаага”
- Belarusian: “Старая ратуша”
- Chinese: “海牙舊市政廳”
- Dutch: “Oude stadhuis (Den Haag)”
- Dutch: “oude stadhuis aan de Groenmarkt in Den Haag”
- Dutch: “oude stadhuis van Den Haag”
- Dutch: “Oude stadhuis”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 17518”
- French: “Oude Stadhuis (La Haye)”
- French: “Oude Stadhuis”
- German: “Historisches Rathaus”
- German: “Oude Stadhuis”
- Hebrew: “בית העירייה הישן”
- Italian: “municipio Vecchio dell’Aia”
- Italian: “Municipio Vecchio”
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