Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #5 in Delft, Netherlands
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3.3 km
26 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: 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 2: 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 3: 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 4: 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 5: 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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