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| | Mauritshuis, The Hague |
 | | The Korte Vijverberg leads to the Mauritshuis, a handsome mansion standing to the east of the Binnenhof, between the Hofvijver and the Plein. |
 | | During the 18th century the Mauritshuis was used for a time as an embassy and then as a military school, its cellars as a prison for traitors. |
 | | The Mauritshuis and many of its pictures underwent extensive restoration between 1982 and 1987, and its floor space was increased by 700 sq.m/7500 sq.ft by an underground extension, not visible from outside, containing a library, a study room and a store. |
| www.planetware.com /the-hague/mauritshuis-nl-zh-maur.htm (500 words) |
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