Westerkerk

The Westerkerk (English: Western Church) is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant church in central Amsterdam. The Westerkerk was built between 1620 and 1631 in Renaissance style. The tower, called the Westertoren (“Western tower”), is the highest church tower in Amsterdam, at 87 meters (286 feet). It is not known who the designer of the spire was. Hendrick de Keyser designed an octagonal spire for the tower which was never built. It is suggested Jacob van Campen was the designer. The crown topping the spire is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. The Westerkerk is located close to the Anne Frank House.