Tower of Nieuwe Kerk Delft
You can see the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk towering over the city of Delft from afar. You wouldn't recognise the city without this tower. And the nice thing is: you can climb this second-highest church tower in the Netherlands!
On this page, you can read more about the history of the tower, the beautiful carillon and more.
Find out more about the tower of the New Church
History
For centuries, the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk has characterised the ‘face‘ of Delft. After several renovations the tower has reached its current status – 108.75 metres high – making it the second tallest church tower in the Netherlands.
Carillon
Several times a day, a loud clanging concert from the carillon in the tower of the Nieuwe Kerk rings out over Delft's city centre. The carillon automatically plays a different tune every quarter, half and full hour. Moreover, this unique instrument is played live at set times by the city carillonneur.
Climb the tower
You can climb the second highest church tower in the Netherlands, which was twice set ablaze by lightning and from which scientists tested the theory of gravity!