Scheveningen is one of the two beach "resorts" of The Hague. Until the 1920's it was an independant town, since that time it is part of The Hague.<br> It already had it's first Hotels in the 19th century when Scheveningen was still a little village. Now-a-days Scheveningen looks a bit like a small American town, with skyscrapers, casino's, theaters, 2 mac Donald's and a very big cinema. There is also an old part of Scheveningen, with a fantastic Neo-Renaissance church (1893), nice shops, old hotels and a former Royal dunepalace. It is now a museum.<br> The oldest building is proberbly the Gothic church (1525). In Scheveningen you can find some monuments for the Dutch soldiers that served during the first World War. The Netherlands stayed neutral during that war.<br> Near Scheveningen is an other beach resort of The Hague, Kijkduin.