▁there ▁is ▁a ▁f ount ain ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁On ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁demonstr ations ▁the ▁island ▁has ▁been ▁occupied , ▁and ▁there ▁have ▁been ▁b ann ers ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Pres ent ▁ ▁Now ad ays ▁the ▁Hof v ij ver ▁is ▁ad jo ined ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁by ▁the ▁B uit en hof , ▁but ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁that ▁side ▁was ▁ad jo ined ▁by ▁houses . ▁The ▁p ond ▁is ▁enc irc led ▁by ▁fairly ▁high ▁qu ays , ▁but ▁is ▁very ▁shall ow ▁on ▁some ▁points . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁an ▁under water ▁gate ▁was ▁built ▁to ▁make ▁sure ▁that ▁nobody ▁could ▁sw im ▁to ▁the ▁prime ▁minister ' s ▁office ▁without ▁being ▁detected . ▁His ▁office , ▁the ▁Tor ent je ▁(" L ittle ▁Tower "), ▁ad jo ins ▁the ▁Hof v ij ver ▁as ▁it ▁is ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁B innen hof . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁bank ▁across ▁from ▁the ▁B innen hof ▁( L ange ▁V ij ver berg ) ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁statue ▁of ▁J ant je ▁( L ittle ▁John ) ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁B innen hof . ▁' J ant je ' ▁probably ▁refers ▁to ▁John ▁I , ▁Count ▁of ▁Holland ▁who ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁ ▁and ▁features ▁in ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁Dutch ▁children ' s ▁song ▁about ▁The ▁H ague . ▁ ▁Loc ated ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁V ij ver berg ▁are ▁several