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.
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)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Netherlands Carillon Historic District