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…Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arlington National Cemetery and US Marine Corps War Memorial.
Arlington National Cemetery
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
Arlington Ridge Park
Park
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
Rosslyn is a heavily urbanized neighborhood 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
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, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.88822° or 38° 53′ 18″ north
Longitude
-77.0695° or 77° 4′ 10″ west
Elevation
89 feet (27 metres)
Height
128 feet (39 metres)
Open location code
87C4VWQJ+76
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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”
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