it's called the netherlands carillon. or is it carillon? >> depends who you ask.my response, carillon. go to the embassy, they say carillon. >> reporter: the carillon, with its 50 bells, a gift from the queen of the netherlands in 1952 following world war ii. >> moved here in 1960 and tells the story of gratitude. >> people liberated by the americans and the canadians, and this was our gift to the american people liberating us. >> reporter: what would you want them to think as they walk past and learn about it? >> well, i want them to discover the treasure. >> reporter: what a treasurer it is. [ bells tolling ] look behind me. the most impressive view of washington, d.c. we're at the ground level. this, this is nothing. let's head up. so we made the walk. no elevator here. 11 stories to the observation deck. looking down on d.c.'s monumental skyline as we walked right underneath the massive bells. showing up on the carillon, bells playing above us. a little loud, you can hear, but an incredible view as you can see. the hope is eventually to allow the public, many

did you know about the carillon?no. >> reporter: it's called the netherlands carillon or is it carolon. >> it depends on who you ask. >> reporter: the carillon with its now 50 bells a gift from the queen of the netherlands back in 1952 following world war ii. it was moved here in 1960 and it tells the story of thank you and gratitude. >> reporter: that's certainly how the dutch see it. >> we were liberated by the americans. this was our gift to the american people to say thank you for liberating us. >> reporter: arguably, this is the most impressive view of washington d.c. we're a this, this is nothing. let's head up. so we made the walk. no elevator here. seven stories to the observation deck looking down on d.c.'s monumental skyline. some of the massive bells. we were about 70 feet or so up on the carillon. the bells are playing above us. it is a little loud, as you can hear, but this is an incredible view. the hope is to eventually allow the public, many of you, to come up here and enjoy this view. it's going to t