Amsterdam, Leiden, or Giethoorn are often mentioned as the most scenic towns of the Netherlands. Canals, windmills, and such, we all get that. And Rotterdam is the gritty urban city, for those big town skyline pics and massive modern structures. And then there’s the Hague, which is a bit of an odd duck.
Sure the Peace Palace and the Binnenhof are often photographed, but not many people will label it as that beautiful and awesome city in the Netherlands. So you can imagine our surprise (and pure joy) when we found these shots of The Hague by Kevin Coellner.
Kevin’s been steadily posting gorgeous shots of the city on his Instagram-channel for a while now, the best of which you will find here. And yes, it has all the quintessential photos of The Hague one would expect (only 1000 times better) but we especially liked those photos of The Hague’s ordinary places.
Anyways, enough talk, time to start gazing at these gems:
Yup, that’s that normally ugly shopping street. Image: Kevin CoellnerA long exposure shot of the Scheveningen Pier at sunset. Image: Kevin CoellnerDen Haag Skyline reflection – kind of extraterrestrial. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe Hofvijver is always a good candidate for a winning shot. Image: Kevin CoellnerAh, The Peace Palace on a snow day <3. Image: Kevin CoellnerHotel des Indes. Image: Kevin CoellnerSunset shots always steal my heart 🙂 Image: Kevin CoellnerBang! This guy even makes the shopping street look nice. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe Christmas Fair at the Lange Voorhout. So many pretty lights. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe Malieveld on a cold day. Image: Kevin CoellnerMy favourite, probably adjusted a fair bit, BUT MY GOD WHAT AN AWESOME SHOT. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe Kurhaus in Scheveningen (kind of The Hague as well) already is quite impressive, but this photo really makes it magical. Image: Kevin CoellnerDe Stijl is always in style. Image: Kevin CoellnerWow! Image: Kevin CoellnerLove the mirror effect. Image: Kevin CoellnerEven the dark skies look incredible. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe futuristic rail thing pops up everywhere. Image: Kevin CoellnerLove this long exposure effect. Image: Kevin CoellnerI’m talking about these kinds of shots, normally not such a great scene here. But this is one great photo of the Hague. Image: Kevin CoellnerThe North End Palace, at the perfect time of day. Image: Kevin CoellnerNormally the area surrounding The Hague central station isn’t the nicest, but this shot blows our mind. Image: Kevin Coellner
Want to see more of these photos of The Hague?
If you can’t get enough of these pics, and I know I can’t, then you can look up more of these beauties at his Instagram account or on his website. If you want to get anywhere near his level of photography then you’re lucky, he also does free photo tours through The Hague and (soon) also workshops. For more info on that feel free to like his Facebook page.
What did you think of these photos? Totally dreamy? Wanna see more? Let us know in the comments below!
Abuzer founded DutchReview a decade ago because he thought expats needed it and wanted to make amends for the Dutch cuisine. He has a Masters in Political Science and IT but somewhere always wanted to study history or good old football. He also a mortgage in the Netherlands and will happily tell you too how to get one. Born and raised in Rotterdam, Abuzer now lives in Leiden but is always longing back to his own international year in Italy.
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Nice views!
Formally speaking The Hague never became a city and could be dubbed the largest village in Europe…..
@Mike:
The Hague received by King Louis Napoleon in 1806 and in 1810 by Emperor Napoleon the honorary title city. This did not give rise to any special rights as city law was abolished in 1798 during the Batavian Republic.
So The Hague is a real city?
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Nice views!
Formally speaking The Hague never became a city and could be dubbed the largest village in Europe…..
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Urban legend. The Hague has city rights since 1809 🙂
nice the hague and beautiful Netherland i want go there
@Mike:
The Hague received by King Louis Napoleon in 1806 and in 1810 by Emperor Napoleon the honorary title city. This did not give rise to any special rights as city law was abolished in 1798 during the Batavian Republic.
So The Hague is a real city?
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