Delft
Delft is a municipality in the province South Holland in the Netherlands. It is about halfway between Rotterdam and The Hague. It is famous for its Delft Blue pottery and the Delft University of Technology. It is the place where the royal family, the kings and queens, are buried. It has about 94,000 inhabitants.
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| Coordinates: 52°00′41.4″N 4°21′30.3″E / 52.011500°N 4.358417°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Zuid-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marja van Bijsterveldt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.65 km2 (8.75 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 96,152 |
| • Density | 4,245/km2 (10,990/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 2610–2629 |
| MCN | 0503 |
| Website | Official website |
Things to see
Delft is a city with typical Dutch canals, churches and large canal houses. The largest church in Delft is the Nieuwe Kerk (New Church).
Delft Media
A 2018 map of the Delft municipality with the epicenter of the 1654 explosion superimposed on the Paardenmarkt, the site's present occupant.
The Gemeenlandshuis and the Old Church, Delft, Summer by Cornelis Springer, 1877
A map of Delft in 1649, by Joan Blaeu
Egbert van der Poel: A View of Delft after the Explosion of 1654
The "new" gunpowder store "Kruithuis", built in 1660 on the water of the Delftse Schie for public safety, today in use as a clubhouse
View of Delft by Johannes Vermeer, 1660–1661
View of the horse market in Delft by Pieter Wouwerman, 1665
Delft blue is most famous but there are other kinds of Delftware, like this plate faience in rose
Demolition of the building in December 2009.
University of Technology buildings
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