In 1876 the Dutchman Eduard Asser (1809-1894) created a photolithograph of an expansion- and renovation plan for the Parliament Buildings in The Hague. The unknown designer of that plan tried to fit within the existing buildings, as fargoing as possible, aiming to create a more uniform ensemble a final result. He left the 13th-century Knight's Hall and the 17th-century Mauritshuis untoughed, but also spared the 18th-century buildings of the Lower House and the 17th-century hall of the Senate. At some places he only added a spire to give the whole a more coherent character.