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The Westerkerk is a church in Amsterdam, finished in 1638 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser.

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The Westerkerk

The crown topping the spire is the Emperor's Crown of Maximilian I.

Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn lies buried here.

The church is at the bank of the Prinsengracht canal; the Homomonument is nearby.

External link

Amsterdam Bureau of Monuments and Archeology (http://www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/nl/groot/wkerkt.html) (Dutch)

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