Rosslyn in Arlington in Arlington County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Modern Liberation
Netherlands Carillon, George Washington Memorial Parkway
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019
1. Modern Liberation Marker
Inscription.
Modern Liberation. Netherlands Carillon, George Washington Memorial Parkway. The Netherlands Carillon was dedicated on May 5, 1960, on the 15th anniversary of the Netherlands' liberation from Nazi Germany. In gratitude for American aid received during and after World War II, the Dutch people rallied to support the memorial proposed by the Dutch government. This democratic cooperation reflected our two nations' solidarity behind democratic principles, especially as the Cold War grew in intensity., Dutch architect Joost W.C. Boks designed the 127 foot tower in contrast to older European architecture that some considered to be fascist. The tower's abstract design, with its Piet Mondrian-like rectangular shapes, raised some eyebrows because it was the first modernist steel memorial associated with the otherwise classical stone architecture on the National Mall. Today the Netherlands Carillon, in view of the Capitol Washington, Monument, and Lincoln Memorial, stands as an exclamation point on the symbolic lines of Washington, DC., From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States
The Netherlands Carillon was dedicated on May 5, 1960, on the 15th anniversary of the Netherlands' liberation from Nazi Germany. In gratitude for American aid received during and after World War II, the Dutch people rallied to support the memorial proposed by the Dutch government. This democratic cooperation reflected our two nations' solidarity behind democratic principles, especially as the Cold War grew in intensity.
Dutch architect Joost W.C. Boks designed the 127 foot tower in contrast to older European architecture that some considered to be fascist. The tower's abstract design, with its Piet Mondrian-like rectangular shapes, raised some eyebrows because it was the first modernist steel memorial associated with the otherwise classical stone architecture on the National Mall. Today the Netherlands Carillon—in view of the Capitol Washington, Monument, and Lincoln Memorial—stands as an exclamation point on the symbolic lines of Washington, DC.
From the People of the Netherlands to the People of the United States
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
38° 53.3′ N, 77° 4.154′ W. Marker is in Arlington, Virginia, in Arlington County. It is in Rosslyn. Marker is on North Marshall Drive east of North Meade Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 27 Ord and Weitzel Drive, Arlington VA 22209, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019
2. Modern Liberation Marker
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 2, 2019
3. The Netherlands Carillon
From the people of the Netherlands
to the people of the United States
of America
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
