Het Plein

Het Plein is a historic square in the old city center of The Hague, directly adjacent to the Binnenhof. The area originally served as a vegetable garden for the Counts of Holland, surrounded by canals and moats. In 1632, it was redesigned as a public square modeled on the Place des Vosges in Paris. Today the square is an important political and cultural hub, home to the entrance to the House of Representatives as well as the renowned Mauritshuis museum. At the center of the square stands a statue of William the Silent, created by the Dutch sculptor Lodewyk Royer and installed in 1848.