Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in Delft, Netherlands
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7.9 km
55 m
Explore Delft in Netherlands with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.
Individual Sights in DelftSight 1: Immanuëlkerk
Until October 2013, the Immanuel Church was a Protestant community located on Schoemakerstraat in the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. Since then, the building has been freed up in the hands of the Reformed Churches. Together with the Peace Church and the now demolished Maranatha, this church formed the church triangle.
Sight 2: Vredeskerk
The Vredeskerk or Sacramentskerk is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Wippolder district of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The church is part of the Sint Ursula parish and is located at the intersection of Nassaulaan/Julianalaan (Poortlandplein). The building was designed by the architects H. Thunnissen, J.H. Hendricks and Th. van Rossum.
Sight 3: Hortus Botanicus
The TU Delft Hortus Botanicus, until 2022 TU Delft Botanical Garden, is a botanical garden that is part of Delft University of Technology in Delft. The hortus was founded in 1917 by Gerrit van Iterson as a 'Cultural Garden for Technical Crops'. The organization is affiliated with Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the Dutch Association of Botanical Gardens.
Sight 4: Kleine Oostpoortbrug
The Kleine Oostpoortbrug is an iron drawbridge in the center of the Dutch city of Delft, in the province of South Holland. The bridge is located at the Oostpoort, the only remaining city gate of Delft. The bridge is a national monument and dates from the year 1514.
Sight 5: Eastern Gate
The Eastern Gate in Delft, Netherlands, is an example of Brick Gothic northern European architecture that was built around 1400. Around 1510, the towers were enhanced with an additional octagonal floor and high spires. The gate was restored in 1964. It currently serves as an art gallery and private residence.
Sight 6: Catharijnebrug
The Catharijnebrug is a bridge in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The bridge is a national monument and possibly dates from the 18th century (construction), around 1950 the bridge was widened and lowered, he bridges the Oosteinde canal.
Sight 7: Agnietenbrug
The Agnietenbrug is a bridge in the center of the Dutch city of Delft, in the province of South Holland. The bridge is a national monument and dates from 1964. It bridges the Gasthuisgracht with its quays Gasthuislaan near Oosteinde.
Sight 8: Haverbrug
The Haverbrug is a masonry arch bridge with iron front plates in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The bridge is a national monument and was probably built in the year 1872.
Sight 9: De Handboog
The Handboog is a national monument on the Koornmarkt in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a canal house from around 1550.
Sight 10: Den Vliegenden Hert
The Flying Deer is a national monument on the Koornmarkt in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is a canal house from around 1800.
Sight 11: Synagoge Delft
The Synagogue in the town of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is a neoclassical synagogue with a white plastered Ionic temple front. The synagogue was built in 1861-1862 to hold Jewish religious gatherings.
Sight 12: Gasthuisbrug
The Gasthuisbrug is an arch bridge in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The bridge is a national monument and dates from the year 1575 and it bridges the Brabantse Turfmarkt.
Sight 13: Zuiderkerk
The Zuiderkerk in Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is a former Dutch Reformed church. The church was built in 1888 to a design by G. van der Kaaden, and has elements borrowed from classicism and Renaissance. The church is located in a courtyard.
Sight 14: Hoogbrug
The Hoogbrug is a masonry stone arch bridge in the center of the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The bridge, located near Achterom, is a national monument and was probably built in the 16th century.
Sight 15: View of Delft
View of Delft is an oil painting by Johannes Vermeer, painted c. 1659–1661. The painting of the Dutch artist's hometown is among his best known. It is one of three known paintings of Delft by Vermeer, along with The Little Street and the lost painting House Standing in Delft, and his only cityscape. According to art historian Emma Barker, cityscapes across water, which were popular in the Netherlands at the time, celebrated the city and its trade. Vermeer's View of Delft has been held in the Dutch Royal Cabinet of Paintings at the Mauritshuis in The Hague since its establishment in 1822.
Sight 16: Raamstraatkerk
The Raamstraatkerk in the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland, is officially called the HH Franciscus and Clarakerk, but is also known by its old name, the HH Nicolaas en Gezellenkerk. Since 2009, this church has been one of four Roman Catholic parish churches in the city and is part of the St. Ursula Parish.
Sight 17: Elvira-gebouw
The Elvira Building is a monumental building in the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The flat was built in 1960 to a design by architects Van den Broek and Bakema.
Sight 18: Stanislaskapel
The Sint-Stanislas Chapel is a Roman Catholic chapel in the city of Delft, in the Dutch province of South Holland. The chapel is connected to the adjacent Stanislas College and the community of the Jesuit Fathers.
Sight 19: St. Antonius & St. Cornelius
The Saint Antonius and Cornelius Church is a Roman Catholic church on the Hoornseweg 12 in the Dutch place Den Hoorn in Central Delfland.
Wikipedia: Sint-Antonius en Corneliuskerk (Den Hoorn) (NL), Website
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