DEN HAAG, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS

Brief photo slide made of pictures taken while walking around in The Hague, during a trip to Holland in 2006.
The Hague, is the third-largest city in the Netherlands after Amsterdam and Rotterdam. It belongs to the province of South Holland, of which it is also the provincial capital, and it is part of the conglomerate metropolitan area Randstad, with a population of 6,659,300 inhabitants.
The Hague is the actual seat of the Dutch government and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands lives and works in The Hague, but the official capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam. It is also home to over 150 international (legal) organisations
The Hague originated around 1230, when Floris IV, Count of Holland purchased land alongside a pond (now the hofvijver) in order to build a hunting residence. When the Dukes of Burgundy gained control over the counties of Holland and Zeeland in the beginning of the 15th century, their seat was located in The Hague. Probably since those days, the stork has been the symbol of the city. At the beginning of the Eighty Years' War, the Spanish troops easily occupied the town, due to the absence of walls. From 1588 The Hague also became the location of the government of the Dutch Republic. In order for the administrations to maintain control over city manners, The Hague never received city rights (although it did have many privileges, normally only attributed to cities). Parts of the city sustained heavy damage during WWII, and the Atlantic Wall was built through part of the city, causing whole neighbourhoods to be torn down. In 1945, due to navigational errors a heavily populated and historic part of the city was bombed.
Because of its history, The Hague lacks a large historical inner city; the older parts are mostly from the 19th century and the early 20th century.

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[Msital007]

@buruku2

Then you should go to Rotterdam! Its nicer and much more beautiful than the hague, trust me!

[Thebassjunk]

@darnellishot I think I speak for all my 16.5 million brothers and sisters when I say that we would rather all die than be in the same country with you weird-ass people.

[PrumVideos]

@Cannibalzz we dont have good musicians in holland :D

[Jrhynie]

What is there not to like? Scheveningen on one side and Delft on the other. Den Haag is amazing place.

[MrJeweettochzelf]

bij 0:19 daar was ik kapot dronken hahaha

[tankie1997]

@marguzmel yeah i know honduras its a feakn awesome country and my favorite your capital name is lol tegucigalpa :D

[Nitemare54231]

@darnellishot opsluiten teef. your'e gay.

[darnellishot]

@Nitemare54231 stfu, truth is dutch ppl look like germans and dutch originated from german, dus hou je bek mongool ;)

[Nitemare54231]

@darnellishot your'e stupid & you should just belong to germany

[sikjes123]

@CORNCAKE80 Unfortunately Holland was involved in the second world war as Germany attacked and occupied it......