Hofvijver lake

E361323

historic site pond tourist attraction

Hofvijver lake is a historic pond in the center of The Hague, Netherlands, bordered by the Binnenhof complex and known as a symbolic heart of Dutch political life.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Hofvijver lake canonical	3

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic site ⓘ pond ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
adjacentTo	Binnenhof ⓘ surface form: Binnenhof courtyard Buitenhof square ⓘ Lange Vijverberg ⓘ surface form: Korte Vijverberg Lange Vijverberg ⓘ
borderedBy	Binnenhof ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	artificially shaped pond ⓘ contains small island ⓘ surrounded by promenades ⓘ urban water body ⓘ view of medieval and modern government buildings ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	frequently depicted in media coverage of Dutch government ⓘ iconic image of Dutch national politics ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus	part of protected cityscape of The Hague ⓘ
hasPart	island in the Hofvijver ⓘ
hasUse	recreational area ⓘ scenic viewpoint ⓘ subject of photography and tourism ⓘ symbolic heart of Dutch political life ⓘ venue for public events ⓘ
hasView	Mauritshuis ⓘ surface form: Mauritshuis museum Ridderzaal ⓘ surface form: Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights) Torentje (office of the Dutch Prime Minister) ⓘ
hasWildlife	coots ⓘ ducks ⓘ swans ⓘ
inception	Middle Ages ⓘ
languageOfName	Dutch ⓘ
locatedIn	The Hague ⓘ city centre of The Hague ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	South Holland ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central European Time ⓘ
locatedNextTo	House of Representatives of the Netherlands ⓘ surface form: Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) Dutch Senate ⓘ surface form: Dutch Senate (Eerste Kamer) Office of the Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Toren van de Minister-President) ⓘ
namedAfter	court pond (literal meaning of Hofvijver in Dutch) ⓘ
nearby	Gevangenpoort ⓘ Mauritshuis ⓘ Plein ⓘ surface form: Plein square
originalFunction	castle moat ⓘ water supply for the counts’ residence ⓘ
partOf	historic centre of The Hague ⓘ political centre of the Netherlands ⓘ
touristAttractionFor	visitors to The Hague ⓘ
waterType	freshwater ⓘ

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Input

Subject: Hofvijver lake
Description of subject: Hofvijver lake is a historic pond in the center of The Hague, Netherlands, bordered by the Binnenhof complex and known as a symbolic heart of Dutch political life.

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mauritstoren → hasViewOf → Hofvijver lake ⓘ

Binnenhof area, The Hague → adjacentTo → Hofvijver lake ⓘ

Prime Minister's office (Torentje) → adjacentTo → Hofvijver lake ⓘ