Robert A Taft Memorial and Carillon

The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is a carillon in dedicated as a memorial to U.S. Senator Robert Alphonso Taft, son of President William Howard Taft.
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  • Type: Park
  • Description: artwork by Wheeler Williams
  • Also known as: Robert A Taft Memorial” and “Robert A. Taft Memorial

Places of Interest

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Places in the Area

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Neighborhood
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Robert A Taft Memorial and Carillon

Latitude
38.89289° or 38° 53′ 34″ north
Longitude
-77.01109° or 77° 0′ 40″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXVQ+5H
Geo­Names ID
4140204
Wiki­data ID
Q7341304
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Urdu—“Robert A Taft Memorial and Carillon” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Robert A Taft Memorial and Carillon
  • French: Robert A. Taft Memorial
  • Hebrew: אנדרטת רוברט א. טאפט
  • Japanese: タフト記念碑
  • Japanese: ロバート・タフト記念碑
  • Urdu: رابرٹ اے ٹافٹ میموریل

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