dutch western church and frozen canal amsterdam

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Dutch Western church and frozen canal, Amsterdam

Typical dutch koek en sopie stall along the frozen Keizersgracht in Amsterdam to sell skaters cakes (koek) and dram (sopie) against the background of the Westerkerk, built in 1620-1631. The spire, called the Westertoren (western tower), is the highest church tower in Amsterdam and the crown topping the spire is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I.