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The Netherlands Carillon is a 127-foot (39-m) tall campanile housing a 53-bell carillon located in Arlington County, Virginia.The instrument and tower were given in the 1950s "From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States of America" to thank the United States for its contributions to the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and for its economic aid in the years after.
The Carillon belfry was built as part of the Shrine's redevelopment plan and on September 8 of the same year, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, Archbishop of Manila, blessed the newly built belfry. This is the first time the Shrine has had a bell tower in 60 years. [14]
A bell by Melchior de Haze in the carillon. The tower contains a carillon, installed originally by Melchior de Haze from Antwerp, cast in 1688. Over the years, the majority of the bells deteriorated due to air pollution, to the point that only the largest nine bells were still usable.
The Nieuwe Toren (New Tower) is located at the Oudestraat in the city of Kampen, in the Netherlands. This Carillon tower was built in the period between 1649-1664 partly according to a design by Philips Vingboons. [1] The lower brick-built part was erected by the Edam mill maker (Master carpenter) Dirck Janzn.
A carillonneur plays the 56-bell carillon of the Plummer Building, Rochester, Minnesota, US The 56-bell carillon of Saint Joseph's Oratory, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]. A carillon (US: / ˈ k ær ə l ɒ n / KARR-ə-lon, UK: / k ə ˈ r ɪ l j ən / kə-RIL-yən [2] [3]) is a pitched percussion instrument that is played with a keyboard and consists of at least 23 bells.
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 .
The tower is located at the north-eastern corner of the Grote Markt (Main Market Square). It contains a brick spiral staircase consisting of 260 steps, and the carillon within the tower contains 62 bells. The tower is one of the main tourist attractions of Groningen and offers a view over the city and surrounding area.
Carillon Historical Park; Carillon in Berlin-Tiergarten; Carillon War Memorial; Cathedral of Our Lady (Antwerp) Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist (Spokane, Washington) Century Tower (University of Florida) Chime (bell instrument) Church of Our Saviour, Copenhagen; Cleveland Tower; Concordia Seminary; Cook Carillon Tower