Netherlands Carillon
The Netherlands Carillon is a 127-foot -tall campanile housing a 53-bell carillon located in Arlington County, Virginia, United States. The instrument and tower were given in the 1950s "From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States…| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Avriette, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and US Marine Corps War Memorial.
Arlington National Cemetery
Photo: Ralf Roletschek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arlington National Cemetery is in Arlington, Virginia. Just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C., adjacent to the Pentagon, this national military cemetery includes John F.
US Marine Corps War Memorial
Photo: dbking, Public domain.
The United States Marine Corps War Memorial is a national memorial located in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington County, Virginia. The memorial was dedicated in 1954 to all Marines who have given their lives in defense of the United States since 1775. US Marine Corps War Memorial is situated 810 feet north of Netherlands Carillon.
Arlington Ridge Park
Park
Photo: Slowking4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Arlington Ridge Park, also known as the Nevius Tract, is a historic park property located in Arlington County, Virginia. The property lies within the boundaries of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. Arlington Ridge Park is situated 490 feet north of Netherlands Carillon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rosslyn and Court House, Virginia.
Rosslyn
Suburb
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized unincorporated area in northeastern Arlington County, Virginia, United States. It is in Northern Virginia, north of Arlington National Cemetery and directly across the Potomac River from Georgetown and Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. Rosslyn encompasses the Arlington neighborhoods of North Rosslyn and Radnor/Ft.
Court House, Virginia
Suburb
Photo: Pedro Vera, CC BY 2.0.
Court House, also known as Courthouse, is a neighborhood in northern Arlington County, Virginia that serves as Arlington's seat of government. It is generally bounded by Arlington Boulevard, N Rhodes Street, Courthouse Road, Key Boulevard, and N Danville Street, and is located along an urban corridor that follows the Orange and Silver Metro lines.
Rosslyn–Ballston Corridor
The Rosslyn-Ballston corridor is the most densely populated area of Arlington, Virginia.
Netherlands Carillon
- Type: Tower
- Description: carillon gifted to the people of the United States from the people of the Netherlands
- Categories: carillon, monument, war memorial, building, and historic site
- Location: Arlington, Northern Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88822° or 38° 53′ 18″ northLongitude
-77.0695° or 77° 4′ 10″ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
87C4VWQJ+76OpenStreetMap ID
way 41273627OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Netherlands Carillon” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Netherlands Carillon”
- Hebrew: “קריון הולנד”
- Japanese: “ネーデルランド・カリヨン”
- Japanese: “ネザーランズ・カリヨン”
- Urdu: “نیدرلینڈز کیریلون”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as North Highland and Lyon Park.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Sphinx and USMC War Memorial & Netherlands Carillion.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Netherlands Carillon”. Photo: Avriette, CC BY-SA 3.0.