The Hague - Lange Voorhout

On the east side of the Lange Voorhout in The Hague is a palace once occupied by Queen Emma the Queen Mother and now used by ex-Queen Juliana as an official residence for such functions as receiving foreign diplomats.

West from the Royal Palace in The Hague, 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.

At the corner of Parkstraat in The Hague stands the Kloosterkerk. Built about 1400, it is the city's oldest church. It originally belonged to a Dominican house which was demolished in 1583. Thereafter the church was the home for many years of the armorer from No. 6.

The Lange Voorhout in The Hague is a market area with antiques, curios and books (including antiquarian books, old pictures, mirrors, furniture and crockery.

At No. 32A Lange Voorhout in The Hague is the narrowest house in The Hague, only 1.5m/5ft wide.

The 16th century Pagenhuis (Pages' House) at No. 6, originally the home of an armorer, was used from 1748 for the accommodation of Prince William IV's pages.