The Hoftoren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔftoːrə(n)]; "Court Tower"), nicknamed De Vulpen (pronounced [də ˈvʏlpɛn]; "The Fountain Pen"), is a 29-storey, 141.86-metre-high (465.4 ft) building in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the third-tallest building in the city, and the eighth-tallest in the country. The Hoftoren was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) in New York City, and built by Heijmans Bouw BV, and is home to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (the latter having taken up temporary residence in the Hoftoren in 2012) of the Netherlands.
| Hoftoren | |
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| Alternative names | De Vulpen |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Government offices |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Rijnstraat 50 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 52°04′50″N 4°19′18″E / 52.0805°N 4.3217°E |
| Completed | 1999 - 2003 |
| Height | |
| Roof | 141.86 m (465.4 ft) |
| Top floor | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 30 2 below ground |
| Floor area | 48,000 m2 (520,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates |
| Structural engineer | Deerns Raadgevende Ingenieurs Scheldebouw |
| Main contractor | Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap |
| Awards and prizes | International Highrise Award 2004 |
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Hoftoren and Castalia building -
Skyline The Hague -
Hoftoren (centre) seen from Plein square
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoftoren.
- ^ "Hoftoren". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "Emporis building ID 100117". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Hoftoren". SkyscraperPage.
- ^ Hoftoren at Structurae