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History of public transit in The Hague with exhibits of old trams and buses. Also 90-minute rides are available at 13:30 and 15:00 from the museum using an old tram or bus.
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Het Strijkijzer
The tallest apartment tower in The Hague, nicknamed "the flatiron" in Dutch for its elongated triangular shape, has a viewing platform, café, bar and restaurant at the top. A drink is included in the ticket for the elevator that takes you to the top two floors, alternatively you can opt for a lunch, dinner or Highest Tea at the restaurant. The views are indeed impressive, especially at good weather and at sunset, as The Hague does not have many tall buildings to obscure them.
Enjoy The Hague during a boat trip on the canals.
New Church
Built in 1649-1656, so it is not so new anymore. Now it serves as a concert hall. In the garden is the grave monument of Baruch Spinoza, who was buried in the church with six others in the same vault. In the 18th century, the vault was opened, and the remains within were scattered across the churchyard, leading to his monument being placed outside the church. The brothers Johan and Cornelis De Witt were also buried in one of the vaults within the church after they were lynched by a militia in the Rampjaar of 1672.
St Jacobs kerk
Now a meetings venue.
The original town hall is a small building from the 15th century when The Hague was a small settlement around the Royal Court. In the 18th century it was expanded upon and now has a grand façade facing the 15th-century Grote Kerk (Big Church), originally used as city's main place of worship, but now primarily functions as an exhibition space.
In the early 1990s, the municipality moved to this enormous white building by American architect Richard Meier, nicknamed by locals as the Ice Palace. Walk in to have a look at the lofty main hall, which has exhibits on various topics related to the city. The two air bridges through the hall connecting the various offices had to be fenced off to prevent suicides, but still make for a nice view of the atrium below. The city hall borders a large, somewhat barren modern square with a fountain. It contrasts sharply with the Baroque Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), located in a small park in the other side of the road.