Editing Delft (section)

==Sights==
[[File:View of Delft, by Johannes Vermeer.jpg|thumb|''[[View of Delft]]'' by [[Johannes Vermeer]], 1660–1661]]
[[File:Pieter Wouwerman - Gezicht op de Paardenmarkt te Delft.jpg|thumb|right|''View of the horse market in Delft'' by [[Pieter Wouwerman]], 1665]]
The city centre retains a large number of monumental buildings, while in many streets there are [[canal]]s of which the banks are connected by typical bridges, altogether making this city a notable tourist destination.<ref name="Dunford2010">{{cite book |author=Martin Dunford |title=The Rough Guide to The Netherlands |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8j03xxJasTMC&pg=PA393 |access-date=24 November 2011 |year=2010 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-1-84836-882-8 |page=169}}</ref>

Historical buildings and other sights of interest include:
*[[Oude Kerk, Delft|Oude Kerk]] (Old Church), constructed between 1246 and 1350. Buried here: [[Piet Pieterszoon Hein|Piet Hein]], [[Johannes Vermeer]], [[Anthony van Leeuwenhoek|Antonie van Leeuwenhoek]].
*[[Nieuwe Kerk, Delft|Nieuwe Kerk]] (New Church), constructed between 1381 and 1496. It contains the Dutch royal family's [[burial vault (tomb)|burial vault]] which, between funerals, is sealed with a {{cvt|5000|kg|-1}} cover stone.
*A statue of [[Hugo Grotius]] created by {{ill|Franciscus Leonardus Stracké|nl}} in 1886, located on the Markt near the Nieuwe Kerk.
*The [[Prinsenhof]] (Princes' Court), now a museum.<ref name="Dunford2010"/>
*[[City Hall (Delft)|City Hall]] on the Markt.
*The [[Eastern Gate (Delft)|Oostpoort]] (Eastern gate), built around 1400. This is the only remaining gate of the old city walls.
*The [[Gemeenlandshuis]] Delfland, or Huyterhuis, built in 1505, which has housed the Delfland regional [[Water board (Netherlands)|water authority]] since 1645.
*The [[Vermeer Centre]] in the re-built [[Guild of Saint Luke|Guild house of St. Luke]].
*The historical "Waag" building (Weigh house).
*Windmill [[De Roos]], a [[tower mill]] built {{Circa|1760}}. Restored to working order in 2013.<ref name=Mill>{{cite web |url=http://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=959 |title=Delft, Zuid-Holland |publisher=Molendatabase |language=nl |access-date=22 October 2014}}</ref> Another windmill that formerly stood in Delft, [[Het Fortuyn, Delft|Het Fortuyn]], was dismantled in 1917 and re-erected at the [[Netherlands Open Air Museum]], [[Arnhem]], [[Gelderland]] in 1920.
*Royal Delft also known as De Porceleyne Fles, is a great place which showcases Delft ware.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.royaldelft.com/ |title=Royal Delft. Ontdek de wereld van koninklijk Delfts Blauw. |website=www.royaldelft.com |access-date=2019-12-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |title=Welcome to delfthuis.com |url=http://www.delfthuis.com/ |website=delfthuis.com}}</ref>
*Science Center attracts kids as well as adults.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tudelft.nl/sciencecentre/ |title=Science Centre Delft |website=TU Delft |language=nl |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.museumkids.nl/museum/171 |title=Museumkids |website=Museumkids.nl |language=nl |access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>

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File:Delft stadhuis.jpg|Delft City Hall
File:Delft poorte.jpg|Eastern Gate (''Oostpoort'')
File:Delft Oude Kerk 002.jpg|The Old Church tower
File:Oude Langendijk Delft.jpg|Oude Langendijk
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