Clingendael park description and photos - Netherlands: The Hague (Topic)

Clingendael Park description and photos - Netherlands: The Hague. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The title in English is Clingendael.

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There are many different parks in The Hague, but the most beautiful is the park of the Clingendale estate. The history of the estate, and therefore the park, goes back over 500 years. At the beginning of the 17th century, a mansion was built here and a garden in the classic French style was laid out. The estate changed owners several times, but the gardens continued to be carefully looked after. Now the building belongs to the municipality of The Hague and houses the Institute of International Relations. Access to the estate is open all year round.

The manor garden consists of several parts. There is a Dutch garden, laid out in 1915 by Duchess Marguerite van Brinen. However, the Japanese Garden of Clingendale is much more famous. It was also founded at the beginning of the 20th century, and the Duchess, also known as Lady Daisy, spent more than one year on its arrangement. She traveled to Japan many times, bringing back decorative lanterns, sculptures and, of course, plants for her garden. This is the first Japanese-style garden in the Netherlands. There is a moss garden, walkways thrown over streams, and a garden gazebo for solitary meditation. The garden and its plants require an extremely careful attitude, which is why the Japanese garden is open to the public only from April 30 to mid-June.

Lady Daisy was passionate about dogs, and her pets, who died of old age, were buried in the park under a large linden tree. At one time, there were even monuments on their graves, but then the Duchess ordered to knock them down, because they could serve as a hideout for snipers.

Lady Daisy was passionate about dogs, and her pets, who died of old age, were buried in the park under a large linden tree. At one time, there were even monuments on their graves, but then the Duchess ordered to knock them down, because they could serve as a hideout for snipers.

Lady Daisy was passionate about dogs, and her pets who died of old age were buried in the park under a large linden tree. At one time, there were even monuments on their graves, but then the Duchess ordered them to be thrown to the ground, because they could serve as a hideout for snipers.

Lady Daisy was passionate about dogs, and her pets who died of old age were buried in the park under a large linden tree. At one time, there were even monuments on their graves, but then the Duchess ordered them to be thrown to the ground, because they could serve as a hideout for snipers.

Lady Daisy was passionate about dogs, and her pets who died of old age were buried in the park under a large linden tree. At one time, there were even monuments on their graves, but then the Duchess ordered to knock them down, because they could serve as a hideout for snipers.

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