# View of the Binnenhof in The Hague with the Ridderzaal [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BERCKHEYDE, Gerrit Adriaensz.]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 54 x 63 cm ## Commentary View of the Binnenhof in The Hague with the Ridderzaal c. 1690 Oil on canvas, 54 x 63 cm Private collection The Binnenhof \(Inner Court\) is a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague. It houses the meeting place of both houses of the States General of the Netherlands, as well as the Ministry of General Affairs and the office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Built primarily in the 13th century, the Gothic castle originally functioned as residence of the counts of Holland and became the political centre of the Dutch Republic in 1584. ## Related artworks - [Amsterdam, Dam Square Looking North \(detail\)]() - [Amsterdam, Dam Square Looking North]() - [Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt]() - [Amsterdam, the Nieuwezijds near the Bloemmarkt]() - [Amsterdam: View of the Dam with the Town Hall]() - [Church of St Cecilia, Cologne]() - [Dam Square, Amsterdam]() - [Dam Square, Amsterdam]() - [Groote Market in Haarlem]() - [The Bend in the Herengracht in Amsterdam]() - [The Bend in the Herengracht]() - [The Bend in the Herengracht]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()