Museum of Organs

By Miss Cellania in Pictures on Jan 29, 2008 at 11:18 pm

The Museum of Organs is a gallery of the most beautiful instruments in Europe dating back hundreds of years, and modern pipe organs as well. This picture is of the cathedral of Lavaur, Haut-Garonne, France.

The organ dates from 1523. The case, which was built by the carver Nicolas Bachlier, is one of the most luxurious examples from 16th century in Southern France. The present instrument was built by A. Cavaillé-Coll in 1876.

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SiteSeer
Jan 29th, 2008 at 11:56 pm
A feast for the eyes.
mattytiz
Jan 30th, 2008 at 1:05 am
I had the honor of visiting “Grote Kerk”, which is located in the town of Haarlem, Netherlands. Took a day trip from Amsterdam out there. The combination of the quietness and serenity of the church, the massive scale of the organ, and the pleasant after-glow from our breakfast at Barney’s in the Dam, provided an excellent experience
Lasse
Jan 30th, 2008 at 3:44 am
When i saw the headline, i was thinking or an entirely different museum.
Sid Morrison
Jan 30th, 2008 at 8:09 am
@Lasse-
Me too! I was expecting something involving jars of formaldehyde.
Fresh
Jan 30th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
@Lasse
I did the same thing. Sort of. I was expecting it to be something different because I keep misreading “organs”.

Damn you, Freud.
aware
Jan 30th, 2008 at 5:11 pm
awww, no spleens?
ted
Jan 31st, 2008 at 6:40 pm
I was going in a totally different direction, when I saw Museum of Organs. Thought it might be a tribute to old porn stars.

Actually, I worked in the pipe organ field for a time. Very intricate and beautiful machines.

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