As the best dune within the space, De Hoge Nol presents a rarity within the Netherlands: a panoramic view. The downtown skyline of The Hague could be seen to the South, and a lovely view of Scheveningen to the East. Instantly North of the dune lies Duindorp, with the North Sea seen within the distance.
Located within the nook of Bosjes van Poot park, its elevation is partially synthetic, having been elevated within the Nineteen Thirties as a part of a authorities job creation initiative to assist alleviate unemployment in the course of the Nice Melancholy. Throughout World Struggle II, the dune turned a part of the Atlantic Wall when the Nazis ordered a bunker constructed atop the hill on account of its strategic positioning. The realm between the bunker and the ocean turned a demilitarized zone, and the inhabitants of Duindorp have been compelled to go away their houses.
Following the conflict, Duindorp turned an internment camp for Dutch Nazi sympathizers. Because the camp was progressively diminished and closed within the early Fifties, residents have been lastly in a position to return.
The bunker was excavated in 2009 as a part of an artwork venture, however was reburied shortly thereafter. As we speak, the buried bunker supplies a spot to sit down and luxuriate in a novel view of The Hague.
