Delft

is a city in South Holland (Zuid-Holland), the Netherlands, located halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague (Den Haag). Delft is also a municipality. It has 94.098 inhabitants (2005).

Sights

The city centre retains many old buildings, and many streets have canals in the centre, inhabited by fish and plants.

Related Topics:
Canal - Fish - Plant

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Historical buildings include:

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• Oude Kerk (Old Church). Piet Pieterszoon Hein and Anthony van Leeuwenhoek are buried here.
• Nieuwe Kerk (New Church), constructed between 1381 and 1496. It contains the Dutch royal family's burial vault, which between funerals is sealed with a 5000 kg cover stone.
• The Prinsenhof (Princes' Court), now a museum.
• City Hall (as shown in the picture above).
• The Oostpoort (Eastern gate), built around 1400. This is the only remaining section of the old city walls.