Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)

The Great Church or St. James's Church is a landmark Reformed Protestant church in , . The building is located on the Torenstraat, named for its high tower.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 11:00 AM—5:00 PM and Sunday 2:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Church
  • Description: landmark Protestant church in The Hague, Netherlands
  • Also known as: “Grote Kerk”, “Grote Kerk, The Hague”, “Grote of Sint Jacobskerk”, “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”, “Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk”, “Jacobskerk”, and “St. James Church”
  • Address: Rond de Grote Kerk 8-12, ‘s-Gravenhage, 2513AM

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mauritshuis and Dutch Language Union.

Castle
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The is an art museum in , . The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings. is situated 590 metres northeast of Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague).

Government office
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The 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. is situated 580 metres north of Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague).

Arts center
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is an arts center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Chinatown and Zeeheldenkwartier.

Locality
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The Hague's is located in the , 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…

Neighborhood
The is a neighbourhood in the district of , . It has 11,205 inhabitants and covers an area of 81.3 hectares.

Locality
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is a locality.

Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)

Latitude
52.07739° or 52° 4′ 39″ north
Longitude
4.30717° or 4° 18′ 26″ east
Inception
1423
Operator
Stichting Grote Kerk
Open location code
9F4638G4+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Spanish—“Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague)” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Grote Kerk”
  • Belarusian: “Вялікая царква Святога Якава”
  • Catalan: “Gran Església de Sant Jaume”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各堂 (海牙)”
  • Chinese: “圣雅各堂”
  • Czech: “Grote Kerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote Kerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk (Den Haag)”
  • Dutch: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Dutch: “Grote of St. Jacobskerk”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 17970”
  • Dutch: “Sint Jacobskerk”
  • French: “grande église ou St.-Jacques”
  • French: “Grande ou église Saint-Jacques”
  • French: “Grote Kerk”
  • French: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • German: “Große oder Sankt Jakobus Kirche”
  • German: “Grote Kerk (Den Haag)”
  • German: “Grote Kerk”
  • German: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Grande (L’Aia)”
  • Italian: “chiesa Grande”
  • Italian: “Chiesa Grande”
  • Japanese: “大聖ヤコブ教会”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grote Kerk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sint Jacobskerk”
  • Polish: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk w Hadze”
  • Polish: “Wielki kościół św. Jakuba w Hadze”
  • Russian: “церковь Святого Якова в Гааге”
  • Slovenian: “cerkev sv. Jakoba v Haagu”
  • Slovenian: “Grote Kerk”
  • Slovenian: “Grote of Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Spanish: “Grote de Sint-Jacobskerk (La Haya)”
  • Spanish: “Grote de Sint-Jacobskerk”
  • Spanish: “Grote Kerk”

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