Museum of Organs - Neatorama

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.

Link -via Ursi’s Blog

A feast for the eyes.

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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 :)

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When i saw the headline, i was thinking or an entirely different museum.

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@Lasse-
Me too! I was expecting something involving jars of formaldehyde.

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@Lasse
I did the same thing. Sort of. I was expecting it to be something different because I keep misreading "organs".

Damn you, Freud.

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awww, no spleens?

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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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