click here for contents ECHO HILL STUDIOS ARTIST: ANN KAHL PART TWO THE NETHERLANDS V THE PRINSENHOF AT DELFT Home of William of Orange Ann Shreef; (I needed Theo's help with this): The Prinsenhof was originally indeed part of a monastery founded beginning 15th century by a community of Roman Catholic nuns In 1572 the building was confiscated by the local (Protestant) government of Delft and since then Willem of Orange stayed many times in the building He had there, on the first floor, a room where he slept and a room where he welcomed visitors March 18 1584 a new stairs was build between de dining room (on the ground floor) and the first floor. July 10 1584 the Prince of Orange was shot and killed while coming down from the new stairs The building since 1906 is the municipal museum of the city of Delft. Hope this is the answer you were looking for. Theo ______________________ _________________ This, I believe, is the entrance to Prince William's home at Delft. __________________ And this, the PORTRAIT GALLERY __________________ __________________ Here is the beautiful hall of stained glass windows with the sunlight shining through __________________     And here is a very short history of William of Orange, exerpted from Wikipedia:"...Gérard returned in July 1584, having bought pistols on his return voyage On 10 July, he made an appointment with William of Orange in his home in Delft nowadays known as the Prinsenhof. When he left the dining room and climbed down the stairs Gérard shot him in the chest from close range, and fled. According to British historian of science Lisa Jardine, he is reputed to be the first world head of state assassinated through use of a handgun" I tell you all this because of an extraordinary thing that happened to me when my friend Beth and I visited the Prinsenhof I knew the story of William of Orange; how he had known someone was coming to kill him, and had hidden away in the Prinsenhof at Delft The story had assured that I would visit the Prinsenhof When I had just crossed the hall from the portrait gallery to enter the gorgeous hall of stained glass windows I heard Beth say, "here's the bullet hole" I turned to look, and as my eye caught the glass-covered hole I felt the bullet pass through me. I called out to Beth, "I felt the bullet", and she said,"Yes. I saw that." It was a moment I shall never forget __________________ Now here's an interesting knick-knack ___________________     These are the stairs to the basement ___________________ I found myself fascinated by the brickwork forming the curving stairway ___________________ An outdoor luncheon spot for the residents ___________________ This is me in the garden on a kind of loungy chair made through the artistry of the tilemakers. ___________________ And here is friend Theo on the chair ___________________ This is a peek of the Delft chair through some bushes ____________________ And we say goodby to the Prinsinhof ____________________________ _____________________ (Please Continue) QUESTIONS? PRICES? ANN KAHL c/o ECHO HILL STUDIOS 1554 Moselem Springs Road Hamburg, PA 19526 PHONE 610-562-3535 OR e-mail me at echohill011@verizon.net BerksCounty,Pa