Delftware, earthenware pottery covered with a lustrous tin oxide glaze, was created as a cheap imitation of Ming Dynasty porcelain. Developed in Delft during the early 17th century, the collectibles depic windmills, birds or flowers painted in blue and white and other pieces in vivid red, green and gold.
the tram that goes from Den Haag to Delft
Delft train station
Oude Kerk at the far end
the 75 m high tower was last restored in 1995.
The brick spire with the four angle towers is reminiscent of Flemish architecture.
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a bookworm !
Vleeshal (1650)
the facade of the old meat market is decorated with animal heads
Stadhuis (1618)
Oude Kerk
the 13th century Oude Kerk contains tombs of eminent Delft citizens like Antonie van Leeuwenboek, inventor of microscope
snowman gliding on artifical snow covered slope
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a croissant door handle
you are right, it's for a cake shop
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house sign
is this a former brewery?
the road blocker bar goes down (similar to horizontal bar at car park) for the car to get pass
a hi-tech road blocker that rise and fall by sensor (see previous picture on the release state)