The Wanamaker Organ at Macy's (Center City)
The palatial John Wanamaker department store in Center City Philadelphia features the former St. Louis World's Fair pipe organ. The organ was installed in the store's marble-clad central atrium known as the Grand Court. in 1911.
Despite its size, the organ was deemed insufficient to fill the Grand Court with its music. Wanamaker's responded by assembling its own staff of organ builders and expanding the organ several times over a period of years. The organ still stands in place in the store today, and is the largest operational pipe organ in the world, with some 28,000 pipes. It is famed for the delicate, orchestra-like beauty of its tone as well as its incredible power.
The Wanamaker Organ at Macy's (Center City)
The palatial John Wanamaker department store in Center City Philadelphia features the former St. Louis World's Fair pipe organ. The organ was installed in the store's marble-clad central atrium known as the Grand Court. in 1911.
Despite its size, the organ was deemed insufficient to fill the Grand Court with its music. Wanamaker's responded by assembling its own staff of organ builders and expanding the organ several times over a period of years. The organ still stands in place in the store today, and is the largest operational pipe organ in the world, with some 28,000 pipes. It is famed for the delicate, orchestra-like beauty of its tone as well as its incredible power.