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    The Ridderzaal (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɪdərzaːl]; English: Hall of Knights) is the main building of the 13th-century inner square of the former castle...
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    this construction continued. Between 1248 and 1280, William had the Ridderzaal built. To its left and right, walls were built, which divided the area...
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    of it were finished during the reign of his son Floris V, of which the Ridderzaal ("Knights' Hall"), still intact, is the most prominent. It is still used...
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    States-General in the Ridderzaal. At around 12:30 on Prinsjesdag, the members of the Senate and House of Representatives enter the Ridderzaal. They sit opposite...
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    survive. Three very large surviving royal halls are Westminster Hall, Ridderzaal in Binnenhof and the Vladislav Hall in Prague Castle (although the latter...
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    Vergadering), with the president of the Senate presiding. They take place in the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) in the Binnenhof, except for the inauguration of the...
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    first issue 1997 House of Bols, Paulus Potterstraat 14, Amsterdam - 2007 Ridderzaal (‘Hall of Knights’), Binnenhof 10, The Hague - 2008 Huis ter Kleef, Kleverlaan...
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    until 2006 immediately to the right of the throne of the monarch in the Ridderzaal. On official occasions, the flag should always be on the very left side...
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    di Ridderzaal di Kota 'S-Gravenhage (Results of the Round Table Conference as Accepted at the Plenary Session on 2 November 1949 at the Ridderzaal in...
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    Joint session of the States General in the Ridderzaal, 2013...
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    the States-General and other major bodies of government assemble in the Ridderzaal to hear the King deliver the speech from the throne after having arrived...
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    Throne in the Ridderzaal, from which the Dutch monarch delivers the Throne Speech on the Prince's Day....
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    hall of Lübeck as well as on the two large Churches of Leiden and on the Ridderzaal in The Hague. It is stabilized by strong buttresses. The church has seven...
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    of St. Anne House of Perkūnas St. John's Cathedral ('s-Hertogenbosch) Ridderzaal, The Hague Grote or Sint-Jacobskerk (The Hague) Middelburg Town Hall,...
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    Frankish king. In 1248, count William II ordered the construction of the Ridderzaal, which was later finished by his son and successor Floris V. The first...
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    every year to carry the Dutch monarch from the Noordeinde Palace to the Ridderzaal in order to deliver the Speech from the Throne or the wedding of the Prince...
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    Edison Classical Music Gala (formerly the Grand Gala du Disque) in the Ridderzaal in The Hague. In 2012, Te Kanawa was awarded a World Class New Zealand...
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  • Among the film locations are Zeeland, Texel, the Wadden Sea, and the Ridderzaal. Prior to its release, several protest groups had accused the film of...
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  • of its spacious studio halls was turned into a replica of The Hague's Ridderzaal. Although the Czech technical crew was very qualified, the Koreans lacked...
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    1194-1250 Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, by Pierre de Montreuil, 1243-1248 Ridderzaal, The Hague, Netherlands, unknown architect, 1288 St. Mary's Church, 1265–1352...
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    Science Communication, presented at the Evening of Science & Society in the Ridderzaal in The Hague, by Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister of Education, Culture...
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    society of writers and painters who met weekly on the premises of the Ridderzaal. Although he had been accepted, he was ultimately denied the position...
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    Interior of the Ridderzaal ("Knights’ Hall"), The Hague. (1256–96, restored 19th and 20th centuries). Inspired by Westminster Hall....
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    Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands giving a speech from the throne in the Ridderzaal King Philippe I of Belgium seated on the throne inside the Palace of the...
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  • Schouwburg in The Hague. This venue was used for the third time, as the Ridderzaal was still under renovation. The speech started with a celebration of the...
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    Parliament." The monarch travels from Noordeinde Palace by coach to the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) in the Binnenhof of The Hague to read the speech before...
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  • July 21 and August 6, 1928, in The Hague, Netherlands. Venue was the Ridderzaal, part of the Binnenhof, where the dutch parliament resides. No board order...
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    the United Kingdom Harold Macmillan and Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Luns at a European Economic Community in the Ridderzaal on 8 November 1968...
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    be appointed to certain lucrative posts and sinecures. Their hall, the Ridderzaal, was at the center of the Binnenhof. The nobility usually elected eight...
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    (Audience Chamber) of the Hof van Holland behind what is now called the Ridderzaal. These were the rooms that had previously held the Spanish admirante Francisco...
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