15 december 2009. The Hague, Den Haag by efron_241
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and "De Plaats". It is a nice little square called "The Place". It is the oldest square in town.. older than the city of The Hague itself (1248AD). This square belonged to a castle that stood here from 1097 till 1640AD. Now the Plaats is surrounded by buildings from 1640 till 1915. Some are in Renaissance, others in Neo-styles, Art Nouveau, Secession, and "Um1800Bewegung". A mix that matches. The streetlights are the 1860AD models that were once made in The Hague.. Bars still have chairs outside.. even though it is minus 5 in the early evening (celcius that is, 23 Fh).. they are for those who smoke.. as it is no longer allowed inside.
Comments (26)
ladiesmen
mmoie fotos en leuk jij ook in den haag denk ik net als ik Prettige kerst
kelvinhughes
a most lovely pair of images showing a magnificent christmas portrait well done my friend excellent
capelito
Wonderful shots. Wonderful christmas lights.
renecyberdoc
a long time since i have been to the hague-in the late 60s when living in amsterdam (hippie-lol)i was very often in the hague,rotterdam and haarlem.nice people the dutch!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
doarte
Beautiful images, your capture of the lights is magnificent!
Bossie_Boots
Fantastic captures love the horses one superb as always thank you for sharing hugs lou x
magnus073
It is all lit up so nicely and such a spectacular view
LivingPixels
Nicely done friend!
Padria
Prachtige afbeeldingen(foto's) en leuk dat je iets van de historie erbij vertelt!!!!!!!!
Faemike55
Wonderful photos and information!
evielouise
Love the horses and the sepia color is fantastic looks like a place to spend the holidays wow~
Rainastorm
Sooo beautiful:-)
shadownet
Great capture!
barryjeffer
wonderful shots, you've captured the season perfectly with these. Beautiful. seth
jclP
mooie plaats,en belichting
2121
hoorah for beer
flavia49
wonderful pictures!! magical mood!
anitalee
Nice
Savage_dragon
I'm staying in where its warm. I quit smoking a year ago. Lol! Neat history lesson. Fabulous shots! ")
JSGraphics
Outstanding work! Well Done!
three_grrr
Both are wonderful captures! The horses are beautiful, certainly hope the kegs are not empty. The horses are pulling a precious cargo, grins. "De Plaats" is beautiful. I love that they have left chairs and tables outside, even smokers deserve a place to smoke, but if they sit out here, they will catch pneumonia, and then they won't have to sit outside as they won't be able to smoke anyway! The lighting here is beautiful, gives such a lovely glow to everything.
adrie
Very beautiful photoshots my friend, excellent capture.
kjer_99
Love that beer wagon!!! Wouldn't that make a great model?
Spacer_01
Lovely photo! Heheh, yeah I think the Beer Wagon would be cool as a model :) We already have the horses for it. :)
Zazou
Fabulous shots !!
ontar1
Cool beer wagon and horses, and a nice square, outstanding captures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!