The Hague - Dutch Supreme Court

(Local Name: Hoge Raad) Farther west from the Royal Palace, at No. 34, is the building now occupied by the Supreme Court (Hoge Raad). Built by Daniël Marot in 1734-36, it was occupied by King William I in 1813-14 while waiting for the completion of the Noordeinde Palace, and then until 1819 by his son. From 1819 it housed the Royal Library, which moved in 1982 to a modern building near the Central Station. The statues which stood on the steps of the old building can now be seen in its inner courtyard.