Westertoren

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Westertoren is the iconic church tower of Amsterdam’s Westerkerk, renowned as one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks overlooking the historic canal district.

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Westertoren canonical 3
Westerkerk tower 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural landmark
church tower
architect Hendrick de Keyser
Pieter de Keyser
linked to: Hendrick de Keyser
architecturalStyle Dutch Renaissance
associatedWith Westerkerk congregation
builtFor Westerkerk
carillonPlays melodies at regular intervals
city Amsterdam
completionDate 1638
constructionEnd 1638
constructionStart 1620
country Netherlands
denominationContext Protestant Church in the Netherlands
etymology means “Western tower” in Dutch
function church bell tower
hasCarillon yes
hasClockFaces four
hasFeature carillon
clock
crown of Emperor Maximilian I
viewing platform
hasPart belfry
lantern
spire
height approximately 85 meters
heightRanking one of the tallest church towers in Amsterdam
heritageStatus Rijksmonument
locatedIn Amsterdam
Netherlands
locatedInArea Amsterdam canal district
linked to: Grachtengordel
locatedInNeighborhood Jordaan vicinity
material brick
natural stone
mentionedIn The Diary of Anne Frank
nameLanguage Dutch
nationalMonumentOf Netherlands
near Anne Frank House
nickname Westertoren
overlooks Amsterdam canal district
linked to: Grachtengordel

Prinsengracht
partOf Westerkerk
photographedAs iconic Amsterdam skyline element
symbolOf Amsterdam
touristAttraction yes
usedAs orientation point for navigation in Amsterdam
visibleFrom many parts of central Amsterdam

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Westerkerk hasPart Westertoren
Amsterdam skyline includesViewOf Westertoren
carillon of the Westerkerk in Amsterdam partOf Westerkerk tower
linked to: Westertoren
Westertoren nickname Westertoren