Netherlands Carillon is a 127-foot tall campanile housing a 53-bell carillon located in Arlington, Virginia.
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10 Facts About Netherlands Carillon
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The Netherlands Carillon is a historic property listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Arlington Ridge Park, which is part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway.
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Netherlands Carillon came up with the idea of gifting a carillon when washing dishes one night and accidentally clinking wine glasses together.
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The Netherlands did not initially have the money to provide a proper campanile for the carillon, so it was housed in a temporary structure.
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Netherlands Carillon assumed the position of director-carillonist after his instrumental involvement in establishing the "Summer Series of Recitals on the Netherlands Carillon" in July 1963, sponsored by the US Department of the Interior.
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The bells were transported to the Netherlands Carillon to be repaired by Royal Eijsbouts, except for the largest thirteen, which remained in the tower and were repaired in place.
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Netherlands Carillon found itself in bad shape again less than twenty years later.
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The Netherlands Carillon is the first modernist steel memorial associated with the otherwise classical stone architecture found on the National Mall.
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The Netherlands Carillon is located just north of Arlington National Cemetery and south of the Marine Corps War Memorial.
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Netherlands Carillon keeps time throughout the day by playing the Westminster Quarters on the hours and quarters.
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