- Den Haag
Our journey started in Den Haag, a city about 40 kilometers south from Amsterdam near the Dutch west coast. Den Haag has about 450.000 inhabitants and is the political capital of The Netherlands. The city is famous for the governemental buildings in the centre, het binnenhof. Here the parliament takes seat in de Tweede kamer. Den Haag is further known for its royal palace, het Vredespaleis (palace of peace) which is home of the International Court of Justice, musea like Eschers' and Panorama Mesdag. Finally, Den Haag also includes The Netherland's most wellknown beaches in Scheveningen.- Learn more >>
- Escher in het paleis
Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) was born in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, as the fourth and youngest son of a civil engineer. After failing his high school exams, he quickly decided to study graphic art instead of continuing the study in architecture he just had started. His travels through Italy after his school period led to his interest in so-called impossible structures, which made him world famous. In addition he developed a passion for the Regular Division of the Plane drawings everyone associates with the name Escher.
The work of Escher is permanently displayed in a 18th century palace at one of the most beautiful locations of The Hague.- Escher Museum >>