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Prinsenhof: Het Prinsenhof
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  • Nathalie_B
  • Updated By Nathalie_B on March 12, 2004
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  • Prinsenhof - Delft
    by Nathalie_B
    Today’s art museum is the former residence of William of Orange and the place where he was shot by a religious fanatic, Balthazar Gerards. The bullet holes in the wall by the stairs are real proofs of the murder. Later the building served for many purposes but at the end of 19th century it became a museum where you can learn about the history of Delft.
    Open hours:
    Tue-Sat 10am-5pm
    Sun and holidays 1pm-5pm
    Admissions: 5 Euro for adults

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Prinsenhof
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  • Helga67
  • Updated By Helga67 on April 16, 2004
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  • Prinsenhof - Delft
    Prinsenhof
    by Helga67
    The Prinsenhof (Prince's Court) dates from the late 14th century and was originally a convent. It is here where William I of Orange, the founding father of the country, lived from 1572 until he was assassinated in 1584. You can still see the bullet holes in the stairwell.

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Directions: Next to the Oude Kerk
  • Website: www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Prinsenhof Museum
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  • Imaniac
  • By Imaniac on January 6, 2004
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  • Prinsenhof - Delft
    by Imaniac
    The Prinsenhof Museum is a museum that shows the local art. Of course you can see lots of the famous Delfts Blue pottery. But you can also see a lot of paintings, for instance on the murder of William of Orange. The building itself dates back to around 1400. It's of historic value because it was the residence of William of Orange

    The museum is open from 10 to 5 on weekdays and saturdays and from 1 to 5 on sundays. It is closed on mondays. Admission is 5 Euro for adults.

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Inside the Prinsenhof
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  • Nathalie_B
  • By Nathalie_B on March 19, 2004
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  • Prinsenhof - Delft
    by Nathalie_B
    And prinsenhof again. If you walk out of the main entrance on your left side you'll find this little garden with the statue of William the Silent. Many of them can be seen around The Hague and Delft, but this one is unique, it has the exact height of the Prince, so you can see how really short this man was.

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Prinsentuin/the Prince's Garden
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  • Mique
  • By Mique on December 21, 2003
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  • the Prinsentuin - Delft
    the Prinsentuin
    by Mique
    Just outside the Prinsenhof there is a small park where you can relax and enjoy the sun. In the middle there is a statue of Willem de Zwijger (William the silent). And there is a small Gaudi-an bench just in front of the Prinsenhof).

    Though it is a very small park, it is quit enjoyable

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    Prinsenhof: Municipal museum the Prinsenhof
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  • Mique
  • Updated By Mique on February 3, 2004
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  • Prinsenhof - Delft
    Prinsenhof
    by Mique
    The prinsenhof was orginally part of a convent that was founded around 1400. In 1572 the buildings of the convent were expropriated by the city councel though the nuns could remain there. The last nun died at the Prinsenhof in 1640.

    In 1572 William of Orange choose the Prinsenhof as his residence. He was the leader of the opposition against the spanish King Philip II in the 16th century. When William of Orange (or William the Silent) was later proclaimed an outlaw he went to Delft since he thought he could defend himself there better. Here he was assassinated 1584.

    In 1887 the municipal museum opened its doors here. Now it is a mix of paintings, objects, special exhibitions and of course the fascinating building itself.. Which i personally liked the most..

    the museum is open on tuesdays-saturdays from 10.00 till 17.00. On sundays and holidays the museum is open from 13.00 till 17.00

    The museum is closed on the 25th of december and january the first.

    Admission 5 euro for adults. Children under 12 go in for free

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  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: PRINSENHOF -- PRINCE'S COURT
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  • By LoriPori on September 13, 2005
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    Prinsenhof
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    Originally a convent founded around 1400, the PRINSENHOF or "Prince's Court, was taken over by the city of Delft in 1572, but the nuns were allowed to stay. The last nun died at the Prinsenhof in 1640.
    Before it became the Municipal Museum in 1887, it was the residence of William of Orange.
    Admission to the Museum is 5 Euros for Adullts.

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: The garden of the prinsenhof
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  • hat53
  • Updated By hat53 on May 31, 2004
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  • Go see the window from inside! - Delft
    Go see the window from
    inside!
    by hat53
    It's a bid hidden, but if you go to the prinsenhof, you can't miss the garden. It is an oasis of rest if you enter it from the phoenixstraat and an unexpected surprise if you enter it from the center side.
    In the garden there is a chair made of Delfts porcelain. Don't forget to visit the shop with candy our gandparents used to eat.

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  • Phone: 015-2602358
  • Directions: Behind the oude kerk there is a passage. It is between the Phoenixstraat and the oude Kerk
  • Website: http://www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Tired yet?
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  • By ATLC on May 31, 2003
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  • DELFT CLOISTER GARDEN - Delft
    DELFT CLOISTER GARDEN
    by ATLC
    Let's have a little rest in the convent garden and enjoy some peace and quiet. It's strange to know that modern life goes on even in this old place. Pity that there were no herbs. I found this enclosed garden would have been perfect as a herb garden. It was so warm and sunny. The herbal scents would've been heaven.

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  • Website: www.prinsenhof-delft.nl
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    Prinsenhof: Prinsenhof
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  • By ATLC on May 30, 2003
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  • DELFT PRINSENHOF - Delft
    DELFT PRINSENHOF
    by ATLC
    Originally this princely court was a cloister, namely the St. Agatha cloister where William of Orange stayed regularly between 1572 and 1584. Within the walls of this cloister he was assassinated and since then the St. Agatha cloister is known as the Prinsenhof (prince's court).

    It is now a museum since 1887

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