Hofwijck

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country estate historic house museum

Hofwijck is a 17th-century country estate and garden near The Hague, designed by Dutch poet and statesman Constantijn Huygens as an ideal retreat embodying classical harmony and humanist principles.

Aliases (1)

Hofwijck, Voorburg ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	country estate → historic house → museum →
architect	Constantijn Huygens →
architecturalStyle	Dutch Classicism →
category	Country houses in the Netherlands → Historic house museums in the Netherlands → Rijksmonuments in South Holland →
constructionEndDate	1642 →
constructionStartDate	1641 →
coordinateLocation	52.071°N 4.360°E →
country	Netherlands →
culturalPeriod	Dutch Golden Age →
currentUse	museum →
designedAs	ideal country retreat →
designer	Constantijn Huygens →
designPrinciple	classical harmony → humanist principles →
gardenLayoutType	geometric garden →
hasExhibition	life and work of Christiaan Huygens → life and work of Constantijn Huygens →
hasPart	avenue of trees → country house → formal garden → garden pavilion → moat →
heritageDesignation	Rijksmonument →
heritageDesignationCountry	Netherlands →
heritageDesignationNumber	38153 →
inception	1640 →
locatedIn	Voorburg →
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	South Holland →
locatedNear	The Hague →
locatedNextTo	railway line The Hague–Rotterdam →
locatedOnWaterway	Vliet →
namedAfter	Constantijn Huygens →
originalFunction	country retreat → summer residence →
owner	Huygensmuseum Foundation →
publicAccess	yes →
residenceOf	Christiaan Huygens → Constantijn Huygens →
restoration	20th century →
significantPerson	Christiaan Huygens → Constantijn Huygens →
website	https://www.hofwijck.nl →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Constantijn Huygens →	notableWork
Constantijn Huygens ("Hofwijck, Voorburg") →	residence