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Old Church of Delft Delft - Oude Kerk (Heilige Geestkerkhof)

Northwest of the Delft Town Hall, reached by way of the Hippolytusbuurt, stands the Oude Kerk (Heilige Geestkerkhof; Reformed), built around 1250, with a slightly leaning tower and fine timber vaulting of 1574. The tower, originally 14th century, was rebuilt in 1450 in a style very characteristic of "Coastal Gothic", with four corner turrets round the pyramidal roof.

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The church contains a number of important works of art - a carved pulpit of 1548; in the choir the marble tomb of Admiral Piet Hein (d. 1629), who captured the Spanish silver fleet in 1628; in the chapel to the left of the choir the tomb of Admiral Maarten Tromp (d. 1653), who commanded the Dutch navy in 32 naval battles; and on the wall of the porch the monument of the scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek. The painter Jan Vermeer is also buried in the church.
Address
Delft Oude Kerk
Heilige Geestkerhof
Delft, Zuid-Holland 2611 HP
Netherlands
Hours
April 1 to October 31
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Tower of the Old Church in Delft.
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