Delft a city in the province of South-Holland, well known for canals and historical story of Dutch Royal Family (House of Orange-Nassau), a city where Willem van Oranje got killed. Delft is also well-known as student city (Delft University of Technology), and home of the famous Delft Blue Pottery. There are lots of interesting things that you can do in Delft, like visiting museums, boat tour, or just even walking around the city and enjoy the view. I've visited Delft a couple times, the city it self is not so big, so a day trip would be enough to explore Delft.
One of the most interesting museum in Delft is Het Prinsenhof. This place used to be a monastery and where Willem van Oranje used to live. This museum tells you story about Willem van Oranje and his role in creating Dutch republic, and you will also see the most important figures of the Netherlands Revolt. This place is also the place where Willem van Oranje got killed. You probably wondering who Willem van Oranje is. Willem van Oranje was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of Nassau as Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. He became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the branch House of Orange-Nassau and the ancestor of the monarchy of the Netherlands. He got killed in 1584 by Balthasar Gerard, a catholic french man a supporter of Philip II, and in his opinion, William of Orange had betrayed the Spanish king and the Catholic religion. Gerard was caught before he got a chance to leave Delft and imprisoned. He was tortured before his trial on 13 July, where he was sentenced to be brutally killed.
In this museum you can also find the family tree of Dutch Royal Family
Across Het Prinsenhof there's an Old Church (Oude Kerk). This church was built in 1426. There are few interesting facts about this church. Because they didn't have enough place to build the tower, they build a place on Oude Delft (The river next to it). But of course, the ground is soft so it was a tilted (just like the leaning tower of Pisa), and they have 3 eye-illusion-trick to make it look straight (This one you have to figure out by yourself :p). The church has been through some rough time, it was burned down in 1536, during the Stadsbrand van Delft (Thunderstorm that was happened on 3 May 1536 and burned down the city). As a protest to catholic church on 1566, all the statue and religious object in this church got destroyed (Beeldenstorm/Iconoclasm). Like in most catholic church, some famous (important) people was buried in this church as well (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, inventor of microscope).
Another impressive sight in Delft is Nieuwe Kerk (The New Church). This protestant church located on Delft Market Square, it was build in 1396-1496 by Jacob van der Borch, who also built the Dom in Utrecht during the years 1444-1475. In 1584 Willem van Oranje buried in this church, since then this church become royal crypt (Where the members of Royal Family buried)
Is that all? Of course not, aside of the historical value, Delft has a lot more to offer, you can also do some disco bowling here (Like what I did with my fellow aupair friends), Canal Tours, take random pictures across the city, enjoy the view of nice buildings, eat the cheapest kibbeling (typical dutch snack, deep fried flour-coated-fish) or even enjoy the best ice cream in Netherlands (Ijssalon van Bokhoven).
One of the most interesting museum in Delft is Het Prinsenhof. This place used to be a monastery and where Willem van Oranje used to live. This museum tells you story about Willem van Oranje and his role in creating Dutch republic, and you will also see the most important figures of the Netherlands Revolt. This place is also the place where Willem van Oranje got killed. You probably wondering who Willem van Oranje is. Willem van Oranje was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of Nassau as Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. He became Prince of Orange in 1544 and is thereby the founder of the branch House of Orange-Nassau and the ancestor of the monarchy of the Netherlands. He got killed in 1584 by Balthasar Gerard, a catholic french man a supporter of Philip II, and in his opinion, William of Orange had betrayed the Spanish king and the Catholic religion. Gerard was caught before he got a chance to leave Delft and imprisoned. He was tortured before his trial on 13 July, where he was sentenced to be brutally killed.
In this museum you can also find the family tree of Dutch Royal Family
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| Bullet Hole |
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| Dutch Kings and Queens |
Across Het Prinsenhof there's an Old Church (Oude Kerk). This church was built in 1426. There are few interesting facts about this church. Because they didn't have enough place to build the tower, they build a place on Oude Delft (The river next to it). But of course, the ground is soft so it was a tilted (just like the leaning tower of Pisa), and they have 3 eye-illusion-trick to make it look straight (This one you have to figure out by yourself :p). The church has been through some rough time, it was burned down in 1536, during the Stadsbrand van Delft (Thunderstorm that was happened on 3 May 1536 and burned down the city). As a protest to catholic church on 1566, all the statue and religious object in this church got destroyed (Beeldenstorm/Iconoclasm). Like in most catholic church, some famous (important) people was buried in this church as well (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, inventor of microscope).
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| Oude Kerk's Tower |
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| Inside Old Church |
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| Nieuwe Kerk Delft |
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| Tomb of Willem van Oranje |
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| Kibelling |
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| Bowling |
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| Random Picture |
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| City Hall |