Netherlands Centennial Carillon
The Netherlands Centennial Carillon is a 62-bell carillon located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Its tower is located at the intersection of Government Street and Belleville Street, in front of the Royal British Columbia Museum and across the street from the Parliament Building.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal British Columbia Museum and Thunderbird Park.
Royal British Columbia Museum
Museum
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Royal British Columbia Museum, founded in 1886, is a history museum in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. The "Royal" title was approved by Queen Elizabeth II and bestowed by Prince Philip in 1987, to coincide with a royal tour of that year.
Thunderbird Park
Park
Photo: HighInBC, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Thunderbird Park is a park in Victoria, British Columbia next to the Royal British Columbia Museum. The park is home to many totem poles and other First Nation monuments. Thunderbird Park is situated 150 metres southeast of Netherlands Centennial Carillon.
Helmcken House
Museum
Photo: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, Public domain.
Helmcken House is a museum in Victoria, British Columbia, located in Thunderbird Park. It was built in 1852 by Dr. John Sebastian Helmcken, a surgeon with the Hudson's Bay Company and the first doctor in Victoria when he married Cecilia Douglas, daughter of Governor James Douglas. Helmcken House is situated 140 metres southeast of Netherlands Centennial Carillon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Victoria and Chinatown.
Victoria
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Victoria is the capital of Canada's westernmost province; British Columbia, near the southern tip of Vancouver Island. Victoria contains a perfect combination of the old and new Canada.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Podzemnik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Chinatown in Victoria, British Columbia is the oldest Chinatown in Canada and the second oldest in North America after San Francisco. Victoria's Chinatown had its beginnings in the mid-nineteenth century in the mass influx of miners from California to what is now British Columbia in 1858.
Esquimalt
Town
Photo: Kyle Wilson, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Township of Esquimalt is a municipality at the southern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It is bordered to the east by the provincial capital, Victoria, to the south by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, to the west by Esquimalt Harbour and… Esquimalt is situated 3½ km west of Netherlands Centennial Carillon.
Netherlands Centennial Carillon
- Type: Tower
- Also known as: “The Netherlands Centennial Carillon”
- Categories: bell tower and building
- Location: Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
48.42041° or 48° 25′ 14″ northLongitude
-123.36845° or 123° 22′ 6″ westInception
1967Height
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
84WRCJCJ+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 105561306OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q6999151
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