Centrum in Den Haag, South Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe

Lange Voorhout 2-4

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 8, 2023

1. Lange Voorhout 2-4 Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Kerk rond 1404 gebouwd als onderdeel van een Dominicanenklooster. In 1566 geplunderd tijdens de Beeldenstorm. Het koor werd vanaf 1589 gebruikt als geschutgieterij. In 1617, gesteund door prins Maurits, gekraakt en als kerk in gebruik genomen door strenge calvinisten, ook wel contraremonstranten genoemd.

Vanaf 1621 lieten Frederik V van de Palts en Elizabeth Stuart (de Winterkoning en -koningin genoemd) hun kinderen hier dopen. In 1625 huwden hier Prins Frederik Hendrik en Amalia van Solms. In 1660 werd dichter en raadpensionaris Jacob Cats hier begraven en in 1736 de natuurkundige Daniel Fahrenheit. In 1912 werd het gebouw van de sloop gered en in 1957 herkreeg het zijn oorspronkelijke vorm. Sinds 1942 huist hier de protestantse Kloosterkerkgemeente.

(English translation:)
Church built around 1404 as part of a Dominican monastery. Looted in 1566 during the Beeldenstorm (= a wave of iconoclasm). The choir was used as a gun foundry from 1589. In 1617, supported by Prince Maurits, it was squatted and used as a church by strict Calvinists, also known as Counter-Remonstrants.

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1621 onwards, Frederick V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart (called the Winter King and Queen) had their children baptized here. In 1625, Prince Frederik Hendrik and Amalia van Solms married here. In 1660, poet and grand pensionary Jacob Cats was buried here, and in 1736 the physicist Daniel Fahrenheit. In 1912 the building was saved from demolition and in 1957 it regained its original form. The Protestant Monastery Church has been housed here since 1942.

Erected by Vrienden van het Lange Voorhout.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1404.

Location. 52° 4.912′ N, 4° 18.588′ E. Marker is in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland (South Holland). It is in Centrum. It is on Lange Voorhout, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Lange Voorhout 4, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland 2514 EA, Netherlands. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kloosterkerk / Cloister Church (a few steps from this marker); Pageshuis (within shouting distance of this marker); General Headquarters of Supreme Commander General Winkelman (within shouting distance of this marker); Lange Voorhout 3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Martinus Nijhoff

Lange Voorhout 2-4 Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 8, 2023

2. Lange Voorhout 2-4 Marker - wide view

(within shouting distance of this marker); Huis van Oldenbarnevelt (within shouting distance of this marker); Lange Voorhout 1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Lange Voorhout 9 (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Den Haag.

Also see . . . Kloosterkerk, The Hague (Wikipedia).

Overview: The Kloosterkerk (or Cloister Church) is a church on the Lange Voorhout in The Hague, Netherlands. The church and its accompanying monastery were first built in 1397. The church is known today as the church where Beatrix of the Netherlands occasionally attended services.

(Submitted on January 25, 2024.)

Lange Voorhout 2-4 Marker - wider view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, May 8, 2023

3. Lange Voorhout 2-4 Marker - wider view

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit memorial plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Donarreiskoffer (via Wikimedia Commons under CC 3.0 license), September 6, 2008

4. Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit memorial plaque

The inventor and physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, whose name graces the scale by which Americans measure temperature, is buried within the church.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 25, 2024, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.