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File:WestertorenAmsterdam.jpg to appear as POTD soon

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Hello! This is a note to let the editors of this article know that File:WestertorenAmsterdam.jpg will be appearing as picture of the day on March 11, 2011. You can view and edit the POTD blurb at Template:POTD/2011-03-11. If this article needs any attention or maintenance, it would be preferable if that could be done before its appearance on the Main Page so Wikipedia doesn't look bad. :) Thanks! howcheng {chat} 17:55, 9 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Westertoren, Amsterdam
The 85 m (279 ft) tall Westertoren is the tallest church tower in Amsterdam. Part of the Westerkerk ("western church"), it was designed in the Renaissance style by Hendrick de Keyser and is topped by a replica of the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I. The Westerkerk is located close to the Anne Frank House where diarist Anne Frank and others hid for two years during World War II, and is mentioned frequently in her diary.Photo: Massimo Catarinella

Really?

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Now, then, in a church built in Amsterdam in the 1660s, now matter what it may look like to RandyInBopise, how could it be possible that the crown topping the spire is the Imperial Crown of Austria of Maximilian I? If it were true, this cultural anomaly needs explaining. I'd tag it [citation needed] if I were the tagging type. But, really.--Wetman (talk) 01:24, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, I am not the editing type, and although it seems strange that the crown of Maximilian is on a Dutch church, it is true. The text in the Dutch Wikipedia - although also not sourced - is much more specific: in 1489, Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I gave the city of Amsterdam the right to use the crown in her coat of arms. At that time, the Netherlands had just come under Austrian rule (by marriage and inheritance). Maybe Max wanted to celebrate that ... HStreek (talk) 09:26, 11 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]