Harmony of Friendship

Harmony of Friendship (HM2E2Z)

Location: Arlington, VA 22209 Arlington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 53.3', W 77° 4.156'

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Netherlands Carillon, George Washington Memorial Parkway

—National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —

With the gift of a carillon Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented something truly Dutch to the American people. The fifty pbells are inscribed with a verse from a poem and an emblem representing each of the Dutch provinces and different aspects of Dutch society. Describing the gift, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands said,

So many voices in our troubled world are still unheard. Let that be an incentive for all of us when we hear the bells ringing.

The Dutch royal family guard the Carillon bells in the form of two bronze lions made by Dutch sculpture Paul Philip Konig. The flower beds shaped like musical notes took root with 10,,000 tulips donated by the people of the Netherlands in support of Lady Bird Johnson's beautification efforts in 1964.

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Edward M. Nassor, volunteer carillon director, plays the bells with his hands on the clavier 'batons' and feet on the pedals.

In 1952, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands presented a silver bell to President Truman as a promise of the carillon.
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HM NumberHM2E2Z
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Placed ByNational Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Date Added Monday, February 4th, 2019 at 10:03am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 320528 N 4306420
Decimal Degrees38.88833333, -77.06926667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 53.3', W 77° 4.156'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 53' 18" N, 77° 4' 9.36" W
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Area Code(s)703, 202, 571
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 27 Ord and Weitzel Dr, Arlington VA 22209, US
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