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    The Westerkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstərˌkɛr(ə)k]; English: Western Church) is a Reformed church within Dutch Protestant Calvinism in central Amsterdam...
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    The Westerkerk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛstərˌkɛr(ə)k]; English: Western Church) was a Protestant church on the Kruiskade in Rotterdam, Netherlands completed...
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    building is located on a canal called the Prinsengracht, close to the Westerkerk, in central Amsterdam in the Netherlands. During World War II, when the...
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    canals. A map showing Amsterdam with its canals from 1662 CE. View of the Westerkerk, c. 1660 CE. Amsterdam's canal, second half of 17th century. View of Oudezijds...
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    October 1669 and was buried four days later in a rented grave in the Westerkerk. His illegitimate child, Cornelia (1654–1684), eventually moved to Batavia...
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  • of the first series, Van der Valk is standing inside the tower of the Westerkerk. In the first two series Van der Valk contrasts with his naïve assistant...
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    "1630" on the Westerkerk in Amsterdam. "M" and "D" are given archaic apostrophus form....
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    town hall. After a visit to England he was buried on 12 November 1708 at Westerkerk. Their son Johannis (1683-) was mute and had to be taken care of after...
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    Statue of Anne Frank, by Mari Andriessen, outside the Westerkerk in Amsterdam....
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    Amsterdam from the Westerkerk w/partial view of the Secret Annex (just up from the dark gray building on near-right corner, just right of block-like square...
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    Protestant services (1603–1611). Noorderkerk ("Northern Church") (1620–1623). Westerkerk ("Western Church"), finished in 1638 after a design by Hendrick de Keyser...
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    of the most striking buildings designed by Hendrick de Keyser is the Westerkerk. In the 17th century baroque architecture became very popular, as it was...
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    his life in the Jordaan, on the Rozengracht canal. He was buried in the Westerkerk church, at the corner of Rozengracht and Prinsengracht, just beyond the...
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    Hall, at Amsterdam City Hall. The marriage blessing took place in the Westerkerk, conducted by the Rev. Hendrik Jan Kater, with a sermon by the Rev. Johannes...
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    View of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam...
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    the Prinsenhof, after which the marriage was religiously blessed in the Westerkerk. The bride was the eldest daughter of Queen Juliana and heir presumptive...
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    (280 ft) American Cathedral in Paris 1886 Paris  France   85.3 m (279 ft) Westerkerk 1638 Amsterdam  Netherlands Largest Protestant church in the Netherlands...
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  • commonly referred to as 'Xitang' (西堂 -west church) Westerkerk a church in Amsterdam Westerkerk (Rotterdam) a church in Rotterdam This disambiguation...
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  • time of the Westertoren (4° 53' 01.95" E Longitude), the tower of the Westerkerk church in Amsterdam. UTC+00:20 was also used as daylight saving time in...
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    architect was Hendrick de Keyser, who also designed the Zuiderkerk and Westerkerk, among others. After de Keyser's death in 1621, his son Pieter de Keyser...
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    Potchefstroom, South Africa in 1919 Cristina Pumplun, missionary vicar of the Westerkerk, Amsterdam Calvin Seerveld, philosopher and Senior Member Emeritus in...
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    there is the Noordermarkt with the Noorderkerk built around 1623. The Westerkerk with the Westertoren on Prinsengracht 281 (on the Westermarkt). Between...
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    east Antwerp 4° 24′ E Antwerp meridian Amsterdam 4° 53′ E Through the Westerkerk in Amsterdam; used to define the legal time in the Netherlands from 1909...
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    is located on the bank of the Keizersgracht canal, near the historic Westerkerk church. The Homomonument was designed to "inspire and support lesbians...
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    at several locations in Amsterdam. The tower of the Protestant church Westerkerk is crowned with the Imperial Crown and the bridge Blauwbrug is decorated...
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  • United States Capitol Building Washington, D.C. United States 288 87 1866 Westerkerk Amsterdam Netherlands 285 87 1631 Belfry of Mons Mons Belgium 285 87 1669...
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  • Westerkerk in Amsterdam...
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    financial support for one of his wars. The crown can be seen on the spire of Westerkerk and adorning the Blauwbrug. Citations Leithe-Jasper 2004, p. 14. Kunsthistorisches...
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  • his contemporary Lieven de Key, built the Zuiderkerk (1606–1614), the Westerkerk (1620–1638) and the Exchange (1608–1611) in Amsterdam, Town Hall of Delft...
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    Canal houses, Prinsengracht Museum Van Loon gardens Aerial photograph of Westerkerk and Anne Frank House Huis met de Hoofden Keizersgracht 453 Museum Geelvinck-Hinlopen...
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