Nieuwe Kerk (Delft)

Delft / Países Baixos

The Nieuwe Kerk is a Protestant church in the city of Delft in the Netherlands. The building is located on Delft Market Square , opposite to the City Hall . In 1584, William the Silent was entombed here in a mausoleum designed by Hendrick and Pieter de Keyser. Since then members of the House of Orange-Nassau have been entombed in the royal crypt. The latest are Queen Juliana and her husband Prince Bernhard in 2004. The private royal family crypt is not open to the public. The church tower, designed by Pierre Cuypers and completed in 1872, is the second highest in the Netherlands, after the Domtoren in Utrecht.

Museum Het Prinsenhof

Delft / Países Baixos

The Prinsenhof in the city of Delft in the Netherlands is an urban palace built in the Middle Ages as a monastery. Later it served as a residence for William the Silent. William was murdered in the Prinsenhof in 1584 - the holes in the wall made by the bullets at the main stairs are still visible. The building now houses a municipal museum. The museum was established in 1911. Today, the building displays a collection of Dutch Golden Age paintings.

Stadsarchief Delft

Delft / Países Baixos

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