Boskantkerk

Deutsche Evangelische Kirche. Neo-Gothic hall church, built in 1859-1861 to a design by Hermann Heinrich Wentzel from Berlin, who also worked for Prince Frederik of the Netherlands, who supported the construction. Facade with rich portal, stairs with pinnacles along the roofline and an octagonal tower, all in the spirit of German early neo-Gothic. Internally plastered net vaults. Only remaining example of "plasterer's Gothic" in The Hague. Interior from the construction period. Organ by P. Flaes from 1870 with neo-Gothic case (after an example by Witte), restored in 1984 by Flentrop Orgelbouw.

The synagogue is located behind the private residences of the Wagenstraat. It was consecrated in the year 1844. It replaced an older synagogue which was situated at the Voldersgracht (dated ca. 1721/23). The Neo-Classical main façade includes a cornice and triangular pediment with a tondo window. The entrance itself is also adorned with a triangular pediment is supported by Tuscan columns. Rounded arched windows can be found in the side walls of the building. The entrance originally contained an unknown Hebrew inscription and the date 5604 (1844 CE) but these were removed in the year 1981. The synagogue was oriented along the short axis which meant that the Torah ark was situated against the long southeastern wall. The bimah was placed at the center of the assembly hall, facing the Torah ark. The building, including the galleries which are supported by slender Ionic columns, were expanded in 1922. The complex was expanded with the establishment of an administrative building and a second synagogue along the Nieuwe Molstraat (demolished in 1981), designed by the architect H. Elte Phzn in the architectural style of the Amsterdam School. The interior of the synagogue was damaged by fire during the Second World War in 1944. Three years later, the building was again consecrated as a synagogue after which the Jewish religious services resumed. In 1976, the building became abandoned and was subsequently sold to the municipality of The Hague. The decorated Torah ark (ca. 1723) was removed and relocated to Israel in the same year. The building was repurposed as a mosque which opened its doors in the year 1979. The front façade of the building received Arabic inscriptions and two large steel minarets were placed in the forecourt of the building.

This Synagogue was founded in 1707 in the house of Jacob Pereira. Around 1725, the famous architect Daniel Marot designed the Synagogue that still exists today and is still used by the Liberal Jewish Community of The Hague. It should be noted that the clients wanted a synagogue that would resemble the Portuguese Jewish Synagogue of Amsterdam. This had been built 50 years earlier. The foundation stone of the complex in The Hague was laid on 16 April 1725. It is an impressive building. At the top is the year 5486 (1726). Below that is written in Hebrew "How lovely are your Dwellings". The complex has 12 windows, one for each tribe of Israel. The intention was that the Synagogue would also have a tower (with a clock), just like the Synagogue in Rotterdam that was built around the same time. In 1725, the administrators of The Hague agreed to its construction by a vote of 15 to 1, but several preachers from The Hague subsequently campaigned against the tower and it was never built.