Old Town Hall The Hague - is a very beautiful old building of the Renaissance. It is located near the church of St. Jacob, one of the oldest buildings in the city. Previously, it housed the municipality, the city government is now located in a new building on Kalvermarkt. Citizens called snow-white building is the "ice palace".

The old building is still held marriage ceremonies and royals register newborns. Other citizens have birth certificates in the new building.

The building of the town hall was built in 1565 on the site of the old Castle of the Counts. Perhaps one of the towers town hall survived just on this castle. In 1882 the town hall was restored and expanded somewhat. It houses a historical art gallery. For its time, the Town Hall looked very luxurious and impressive. In addition, The Hague has never been a city in the medieval sense of the word and had city status since It was not surrounded by walls, and for the village, even if it is very large, so the town hall and looked at all great.

It is not known what a miracle saved the town hall at the time of the Protestant Revolution, when fanatical crowd crushing everything in its path, and in the town hall survived the ancient stained glass and jewelry. The interior of the town hall was changed several times, a new decor and restored old. Much attention is attracted to paintings and paintings of the XVII century. Statues on the facade appeared in 1742. They symbolize Faith, Hope, Love, Power and Justice.