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Hague is the Netherlands' seat of government and the residence of the royal family. |
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beach outside the Kurhaus Hotel at sunset. Scheveningen, where the Kurhaus is located, is
the largest beach resort in the Netherlands. |
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Steigenberger Kurhaus Hotel, located 3 km from downtown The Hague in the suburb of Scheven-ingen.
The Kurhaus has a seafront position on the North Sea. |
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Vermeer’s famous Girl with a Pearl Earring, displayed in the Mauritshuis Museum
(left) in The Hague. The Museum is a 17th century mansion with a collection of Dutch and Flemish
masterpieces. |
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Mauritshuis Museum in The Hague (on the right), which features such paintings as Vermeer’s
Girl with a Pearl Earring and Rembrandt’s The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes
Tulp. |
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parliamentary buildings, or Binnenhof (Inner Court), have long been the heart of Dutch politics,
although nowadays the parliament actually meets in a new building outside the Binnenhof. |
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Peace Palace in The Hague. The palace houses the principal judicial U.N. body, the International
Court of Justice, and the Permanent Court of Arbitration for dispute settlements. |
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