Westerkerk, Amsterdam

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Protestant church Reformed church Rijksmonument church building

Westerkerk, Amsterdam is a prominent 17th-century Protestant church in central Amsterdam, renowned for its tall tower and historical association with the painter Rembrandt van Rijn.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Protestant church → Reformed church → Rijksmonument → church building →
architect	Hendrick de Keyser → Pieter de Keyser →
architecturalType	hall church →
associatedWith	Anne Frank → Rembrandt van Rijn →
carillonDate	1658 →
carillonMaker	François Hemony →
completionDate	1631 →
constructionStart	1620 →
country	Netherlands →
denomination	Protestant Church in the Netherlands →
hasBell	carillon →
hasCoordinate	52.3747° N, 4.8836° E →
hasOrgan	main pipe organ →
hasPart	Westertoren →
heritageDesignation	Rijksmonument →
heritageDesignationDate	19th century →
inaugurationDate	1631 →
locatedIn	Amsterdam → Amsterdam-Centrum → Jordaan → province of North Holland →
locatedNear	Anne Frank House → Prinsengracht →
material	brick →
mentionedIn	The Diary of a Young Girl →
notableBurial	Hendrickje Stoffels → Rembrandt van Rijn → Titus van Rijn →
operator	Protestantse Gemeente Amsterdam →
organBuilder	Rudolf Garrels →
organCompletionDate	1686 →
ownership	Municipality of Amsterdam →
parish	Protestantse Gemeente Amsterdam →
publicAccess	yes →
religion	Protestantism →
spireHeight	approximately 85 meters →
style	Dutch Renaissance architecture →
touristAttraction	yes →
towerHeight	approximately 85 meters →
usedFor	concerts → religious services → tourism →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rembrandt van Rijn →	burialPlace
Prinsengracht ("Westerkerk") →	hasLandmark
Westerkerk, Amsterdam ("Westertoren") →	hasPart
Jan van der Heyden ("The Westerkerk, Amsterdam") →	notableWork