VERMEER’S OLD HOUSE
On the side wall of a house on Delft’s market square, Markt 52, there is a commemorative plaque that reads: “On this place the house Mechelen once stood where in […]
On the side wall of a house on Delft’s market square, Markt 52, there is a commemorative plaque that reads: “On this place the house Mechelen once stood where in […]
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of the Netherlands immortalized on a cast-iron manhole cover, found on Sint Agathaplein, in Delft. This Coronation Cover was designed by Aquafix Milieu for the […]
Hofje van Pauw was built in 1707 at the request of Elisabeth Pauw, daughter of Delft’s mayor, Jacob Pauw, who died a year earlier. She was the widow of Johan van […]
The Hofje van Gratie was founded in 1571 by order of mayor Pieter Sasbout. Initially, there were six charity houses located on the street of Korte Geer, but the almshouse […]
📍Kloksteeg A huge 250m² of art work featuring 10 icons of Delft such as William the Silent (a.k.a. William of Orange), Hugo de Groot, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Pieter de Hoogh […]
The Oostpoort or the Eastern Gate is the only remaining city gate in Delft. It was built around 1400. The structure was later raised and heightened with Gothic spires in […]
The imposing structure dominating one end of the main market square in Delft really makes me wonder about its interior. It is the former “Stadhuis” or the “City Hall”, a […]
It wasn’t my intention to visit the church of Maria van Jessekerk in Delft. I have just visited the Oude Kerk (Old Church) and climbed the tower of Nieuwe Kerk […]
In April 1653, Johannes Vermeer married Catharina Bolnes on her mother, Maria Thins’ condition that he convert to Catholicism. After marriage, the couple moved in with Catharina’s mother, who lived […]
Could this be the smallest house in Delft? With two doors? 📍Oude Delft 147 and Oude Delft 147A The door to the left (Oude Delft 147) was once a gate entrance […]