# Paardenmarkt (Delft Thunderclap Site)

Delft, Netherlands

A broad open square that was once Delft's horse market, built over the crater of the 1654 gunpowder explosion known as the Delft Thunderclap, which killed over 100 people, levelled a quarter of the city and destroyed the painter Carel Fabritius.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Paardenmarkt (Delft Thunderclap Site), with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 52.0161, 4.3587

[City page](/cities/delft)

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