The Great Organ - Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne
The great pipe organ of the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne was inaugurated in December 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary of Vaud joining the Swiss Confederation. It is one of the most expensive and unique instrument in the world. It took ten years to design and is composed of 6,737 pipes, two consoles, five manuals, and one pedalboard. It is the first organ to contain all four of the principal organ styles (Classical French, Symphonic French, Romantic French and North German baroque.). It was designed by the Italian designer Giugiaro. It is also the first organ manufactured by an American company (C.B. Fisk) for a European Cathedral. It cost a total of 6 million Swiss francs, took 150,000 man-hours to build and weighs 40 tons. It was preceded by a Kuhn Organ from 1955 which has since been relocated to the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk, Poland.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne was built during the 12th and 13th centuries on the hill of the old Cité, Lausanne Cathedral majestically overlooks the town. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gregory X, Rudolph of Habsburg, and the bishop of Lausanne at the time, Guillaume of Champvent. It is the largest cathedral in Switzerland and one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe.
Sources:
www.region-du-leman.ch/en/P10661/lausanne-cathedral
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/lausanne-organ-pulls-out-all-the-sto...
Wikipedia
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The Great Organ - Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne
The great pipe organ of the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne was inaugurated in December 2003 to mark the 200th anniversary of Vaud joining the Swiss Confederation. It is one of the most expensive and unique instrument in the world. It took ten years to design and is composed of 6,737 pipes, two consoles, five manuals, and one pedalboard. It is the first organ to contain all four of the principal organ styles (Classical French, Symphonic French, Romantic French and North German baroque.). It was designed by the Italian designer Giugiaro. It is also the first organ manufactured by an American company (C.B. Fisk) for a European Cathedral. It cost a total of 6 million Swiss francs, took 150,000 man-hours to build and weighs 40 tons. It was preceded by a Kuhn Organ from 1955 which has since been relocated to the Polish Baltic Philharmonic in Gdańsk, Poland.
The Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne was built during the 12th and 13th centuries on the hill of the old Cité, Lausanne Cathedral majestically overlooks the town. The cathedral was consecrated by Pope Gregory X, Rudolph of Habsburg, and the bishop of Lausanne at the time, Guillaume of Champvent. It is the largest cathedral in Switzerland and one of the most beautiful gothic art monuments in Europe.
Sources:
www.region-du-leman.ch/en/P10661/lausanne-cathedral
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/lausanne-organ-pulls-out-all-the-sto...
Wikipedia
© 2020 Skip Plitt Photography, All Rights Reserved.
This photo may not be used in any form without permission from the photographer. None of my images are in the Creative Commons. If you wish to use one of my images please contact me at: skipplittphotography@gmail.com
Tous les droits sont réservés. Cette photo ne peut être utilisée sous aucune forme sans l'autorisation du photographe. Aucune de mes images n'est dans Creative Commons. Si vous souhaitez utiliser une de mes images, contactez-moi à: skipplittphotography@gmail.com
Esta foto no puede ser usada en ninguna forma sin el permiso del fotógrafo. Ninguna de mis imágenes está en Creative Commons. Si desea utilizar una de mis imágenes, póngase en contacto conmigo en: skipplittphotography@gmail.com
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