Netherlands Carillon

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The Netherlands Carillon is a prominent bell tower and musical monument in Arlington, Virginia, gifted by the Dutch government to the United States in gratitude for American aid during and after World War II.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Netherlands Carillon Historic District 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bell tower
carillon
monument
war memorial
addedBells 3 additional bells added in 2021
4 additional bells added in 1995
architect Joost W. C. Boks
associatedWith Netherlands
surface form: Kingdom of the Netherlands

United States federal memorials
bellFoundry Petit & Fritsen
Royal Eijsbouts
bellInscriptionLanguage Dutch
English
bellMaterial bronze
carillonDesigner Leen ’t Hart
commemorates American assistance to the Netherlands in World War II
Dutch-American friendship
constructionStart 1950s
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dedicatedBy Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
designer Joost W. C. Boks
giftFrom Government of the Netherlands
giftTo United States of America
hasFeature automated playing mechanism
keyboard console for manual performance
observation deck
height about 127 feet
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inaugurationDate May 5, 1960
locatedIn Arlington, Virginia
surface form: Arlington County, Virginia

Netherlands Carillon self-linksurface differs
surface form: Netherlands Carillon Historic District
locatedNear Arlington National Cemetery
Marine Corps War Memorial
location Arlington, Virginia
material concrete
steel
NRHPType contributing property in a historic district
numberOfBells 53
originalNumberOfBells 49
overlooks Washington, D.C.
purpose expression of gratitude for American aid during and after World War II
rededicationDate May 5, 2022
renovation major restoration completed in 2021
structuralEngineer H. A. Maaskant
style Modernist architecture
usedFor commemorative ceremonies
national holidays
public concerts
yearCompleted 1960

Referenced by (8)

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Arlington, Virginia contains Netherlands Carillon
George Washington Memorial Parkway contains Netherlands Carillon
Joost W. C. Boks designed Netherlands Carillon
Rosslyn, Arlington, Virginia hasLandmark Netherlands Carillon
Netherlands Carillon locatedIn Netherlands Carillon self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Netherlands Carillon Historic District
Marine Corps War Memorial near Netherlands Carillon
Rosslyn station nearbyLandmark Netherlands Carillon
Joost W. C. Boks notableWork Netherlands Carillon