Hofwijk was the country retreat of Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687). We show the construction, the house and a floor plan of the house Huygens built in 1641 on the Vliet, near the Hague. The house still exists, but the whole environment has changed.

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Hofwijk was the country retreat of Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687). We show the construction, the house and a floor plan of the house Huygens built in 1641 on the Vliet, near the Hague. The house still exists, but the whole environment has changed.

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