Zonnewijzer
Zonnewijzer is a work of art in Wassenaar, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Zonnewijzer is situated nearby to Benoordenhout public library, as well as near the sports venue Zuiver Pilates.Photo: Vysotsky, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Description: spherical sundial in the Netherlands, designed by Albert Boeken
- Also known as: “Zonnewijzer (Albert Boeken)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Huis ten Bosch palace and Royal Library of the Netherlands.
Huis ten Bosch palace
Castle
Photo: Rderijcke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huis ten Bosch is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and the Royal Palace of Amsterdam. Huis ten Bosch palace is situated 1 km east of Zonnewijzer.
Royal Library of the Netherlands
Library
Photo: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The KB National Library of the Netherlands is the national library of the Netherlands, based in The Hague, founded in 1798. The KB collects everything that is published in and concerning the Netherlands, from medieval literature to today's publications. Royal Library of the Netherlands is situated 1½ km south of Zonnewijzer.
Koningin Beatrixkazerne
Military installation
Photo: Harvey Kneeslapper, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koningin Beatrixkazerne is a military installation, which is situated 230 metres northwest of Zonnewijzer.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haagse Hout and Benoordenhout.
Haagse Hout
Suburb
Haagse Hout is one of the eight districts of The Hague. This area was originally called Die Haghe Houte, which later became the current Haagse Hout. The district has 50,867 residents as of 1 January 2025.
Benoordenhout
Quarter
Benoordenhout is a neighbourhood in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague. In addition to Benoordenhout, Haagse Hout consists of the Bezuidenhout, Mariahoeve en Marlot, and Haagse Bos neighbourhoods.
Bezuidenhout
Quarter
Bezuidenhout is the neighbourhood southeast of the Haagse Bos district of The Hague in the Netherlands. Bezuidenhout includes the Beatrixkwartier financial area near the Central Station and streets such as Bezuidenhoutseweg, Juliana van Stolberglaan, Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië, Prins Clauslaan, and Theresiastraat.
Zonnewijzer
- Categories: sundial and tourism
- Location: Wassenaar, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.0963° or 52° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
4.32941° or 4° 19′ 46″ eastInception
1972Open location code
9F4638WH+GQOpenStreetMap ID
node 11134657385OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculptureWikidata ID
Q97496019
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In Other Languages
“Zonnewijzer” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “ANWB-zonnewijzer”
- Dutch: “Zonnewijzer (Albert Boeken)”
- Dutch: “Zonnewijzer”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Benoordenhout public library and Zuiver Pilates.
Nearby Places
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