12 oktober 2016

The Dutch Prime Minister's office

From inside the Mauritshuis in The Hague you have a direct view to the working office of our Prime Minister Mark Rutte (or minister president as we say in Dutch). He has been the Prime Minister since October 2010, and he is the leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD). This office is known as "Het Torentje" (literally: "The Little Tower"), the small octagonal building is located at at the edge of the Binnenhof, a complex of parliament buildings.
From this side it looks as if some windows have been removed, maybe for some privacy?

The Little Tower dates from the first half of the 14th century and looks out at a pond called the Hofvijver.
For more info and a few photos from inside Het Torentje click HERE.
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16 opmerkingen:

  1. Anoniem12 oktober 2016 om 11:10

    Ik ben daar nog nooit geweest. Maar wil wel een keertje. Mooie foto, die met dat water erbij.

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  2. biebkriebels12 oktober 2016 om 11:18

    Ja, je zou het wel denken dat daar een raam heeft gezeten:-)

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  3. Tom12 oktober 2016 om 12:17

    14th century...wow!

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  4. Andy12 oktober 2016 om 12:21

    Impressive building and awesome reflection.

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  5. Lowell12 oktober 2016 om 12:30

    This is an unusual building and very old and I like it. Hopefully, the PM does also. The windows may also have something to do with security, yes?

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  6. William Kendall12 oktober 2016 om 17:36

    Terrific architecture!

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  7. Ela12 oktober 2016 om 20:26

    Beautiful building !!
    Greetings

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  8. Nancy Chan12 oktober 2016 om 20:34

    You have a pretty blog header. Very old building, yet still impressive!

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  9. Revrunner12 oktober 2016 om 22:28

    A building that old no doubt has had loads of changes since it was built.

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  10. Revrunner12 oktober 2016 om 22:28

    A building that old no doubt has had loads of changes since it was built.

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  11. DeniseinVA13 oktober 2016 om 01:22

    That is a wonderful building and I love the reflections in your second photo. If I have not mentioned before, your header shot is outstanding.

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  12. PerthDailyPhoto13 oktober 2016 om 14:40

    The 14th century.. that's incroyable Marleen. I did wonder also what the marks on the tower wall were! Beautiful reflections in the second shot.

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  13. PerthDailyPhoto13 oktober 2016 om 14:40

    The 14th century.. that's incroyable Marleen. I did wonder also what the marks on the tower wall were! Beautiful reflections in the second shot.

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  14. Halcyon13 oktober 2016 om 17:32

    Love seeing these buildings again! I really enjoyed the Haague and Rotterdam. :)

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  15. orvokki13 oktober 2016 om 21:34

    Wonderful building and lovely reflection.

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