Hofwijck

Hofwijck from the Southeast. Behind the main building, the elevated train station and highway A12 cross over the Vliet.
Drawing of the garden plans of Hofwijck, 1653

Hofwijck (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔfʋɛik]; or Vitaulium in Latin) is a mansion built for 17th-century politician Constantijn Huygens. It is located in Voorburg on the Vliet canal from The Hague to Leiden. Formal address of the cultural heritage is 2 Westeinde, Voorburg, the Netherlands,[1][2] but its location today is better known as the Voorburg railway station.

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