Netherlands Carillon - Arlington, VA
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N 38° 53.293 W 077° 04.153
18S E 320532 N 4306407
The Netherlands Carillon adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery was a gift from the people of the Netherlands to the people of the United States in 1960.
Waymark Code: WMZNTT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/10/2018
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County of tower: Arlington County
Location of tower: N. Fort Meyer Dr., Arlington
"To the south is the 1960 Netherlands Carillon, designed by Dutch architect Joost W.C. Boks as a Modernist steel framework containing a memorial carillon. This was presented to the U.S. by the people of the Netherlands in gratitude for American aid given during World War II.
"The Netherlands Carillon stands in the center of a plaza at the top of a slope. The open lawns surrounding the carillon are planted with irregular lines of ornamental trees, which creates a naturalistic framework for the structure. The tree-planting plan was prepared by National Capital Parks landscape architects in the early 1960s. A pair of stylized lions by Dutch sculptor Paul Doning stands in front of the carillon at the entrance to the plaza." ~ National Park Service