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The Westerkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛstərkɛr(ə)k]; English: Western Church) is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the most western part of the Grachtengordel neighborhood ( Centrum borough), next to the Jordaan , between the Prinsengracht and Keizersgracht .
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The biggest church in Amsterdam, built 1619 – 1631, the Westerkerk – English: The Western Church, is the most important Protestant church in the city, while its bell tower – the Westerkerk Tower - Dutch: Westertoren, remains until today the pride of Amsterdam, regarded by many, as the city symbol.
BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT WESTERKERK. Hendrick de Keyser (1565-1621) was the architect of Westerkerk. Commissioned by the Amsterdam City Council, the church was built between 1620 and 1631. Although Westerkerk was not the first Protestant church built in Amsterdam, it was the first biggest Protestant church in the world.
De Westerkerk in Amsterdam is een kerk aan de Prinsengracht 279-281, op de Westermarkt, aan de rand van de Jordaan. De oorspronkelijk Nederduits Gereformeerde en sinds 1816 Nederlands Hervormde Westerkerkgemeente maakt sinds 2004 deel uit van de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland .
Westerkerk is a Renaissance-style church in the center of Amsterdam with a stark façade and a beautiful organ decorating its interior. Constructed between 1620 and 1631, Westerkerk’s mayor highlight is its 85-meter bell tower, housing an hour striking bell that weighs over 7,000 kg.
Located mere footsteps from the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, this 17th-century Protestant church is the largest of its kind in the Netherlands. Since first opening to parishioners in 1631, the Westerkerk has borne witness to countless historical moments over the centuries.
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While several old churches in Amsterdam as Oude Kerk, were originally built by Catholics and were transformed to Protestant religion during The Reformation in 1578, the Westerkerk - English: Western Church - has been one of the first important churches built by the Protestants.
Western Canal Ring. The main gathering place for Amsterdam's Dutch Reformed community, this church was built for rich Protestants to a 1620 design by Hendrick de Keyser. The nave is the largest in the Netherlands and is covered by a wooden barrel vault.
