Netherlands Photos by Hetty
30th June 2024 – A day trip to Delft by train from Gouda
At Delft there was a ceramic market by the huge city hall, merchants’ houses and warehouses by canals.
A moat was made around the city in 1300
Left – Old Railway station. Right – inspired by Deft blue
The old canal (dug in 1100) and the old church (founded in the early 1200s) , which has a leaning tower
Mosaic of Girl with a Pearl Earring by J Vermeer , who was born in Delft in 1632. Flour windmill, 1679, now a museum
The “new” church was started in the late 1300s, tower rebuilt 1875
City Hall, built in the 17th century around a 13th century tower. There was a ceramic market in the huge market place.
The Eastern Gate c. 1400, with spires 1510. The only city gate remaining in Delft.
The new church
House boats and a town square
Left – Centre building built in 1600s with plaited brickwork
Warehouses of the Dutch East India Company
