2021–present Binnenhof renovation
renovation project of the Binnenhof buildings in The Hague, the Netherlands (2021-present)
Since 1 October 2021, the Binnenhof in The Hague, Netherlands, has been undergoing renovation. The goal is to make the buildings, including those of the Senate and House of Representatives, future-proof. The House of Representatives wished for this to be done in a modest and efficient manner. After controversy over the "megalomaniac" plans of the original architect, the architects were bought off. The decision to renovate was made in 2015; the renovation was planned to start at the end of 2020 and be completed five years later. The expected completion date is at the earliest December 2028. Due to delays, setbacks, higher demands, and the building being in worse condition than expected, the originally planned costs of 475 million euros rose to at least 2 billion euros by April 2024.
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The last major maintenance of the Binnenhof took place in 1992 with the expansion of the House of Representatives. Over the years, especially in the 2010s, more and more deficiencies came to light. A well-known example was in December 2011 when a lamp fell to the ground right next to Minister Edith Schippers during a debate.
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