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

Must-see attractions nearby: New Church of Delft Prinsenhof Lambert van Meerten Museum Town Hall Old Church of Delft Oostpoort Old Town

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.