Westerkerk is a Protestant church that was built in the city of Amsterdam, located in the Netherlands, around the year 1638. During this time, it was one of the biggest churches ever to be built in the entire world. It was even the place where famous Dutch painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was buried in 1669. To honor the painter, the church installed a plaque that was made for tourists and admirers to visit. The plaque lies next to one of the many pillars of the Westerkerk building. Even though the exact spot of his burial is unknown, tourists still love to come to the Westerkerk to pay their respects to the artist.

Westerkerk means "West Church" in English, even though the church is located in Central Amsterdam. The precise location of the Westerkerk is at the corner of the Rozengracht and Prinsengracht, which is located next to the Westermarkt. It actually resides very close to the historic Anne Frank House, which is where famous Jewish girl Anne Frank hid from the Nazis. The house was turned into a museum later on and it is another popular tourist attraction in Amsterdam. If you travel around Amsterdam with a tour guide, you are bound to visit the Anne Frank House and the Westerkerk together on the same trip.  

The tower of the Westerkerk is actually a symbol of Amsterdam that is recognized all around the city. It reaches 279 feet in height and it attracts many people from everywhere in the world. In fact, there are a lot of famous Dutch poems and songs that are based on the Westerkerk's tower. If you are a tourist that goes on a sightseeing tour, then you will definitely be seeing this tower up close. But besides being just a tourist attraction, it is still an active church that has Sunday services.