Constructed in 2005 at Zadar in Croatia, the Sea Organ is a 70m long ‘acoustic jetty’ designed by architect Nikola Bašić. The structure incorporates 35 polyethylene tubes of varying diameter inside which air, displaced by waves, is forced through large whistles tuned to play seven chords of five tones all day long, every day.
In 2006 it won the European Prize for Urban Public Space, inspiring the creation of Peter Richards and George Gonzalez’s Wave Organ in San Francisco.
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Imagine living beside it though.
Zactly! Or having to work beside it…
It is a lovely idea but I couldn’t even handle the full 3 min video!
Nobody lives beside it.
Crabs and fish do. But it’s like dubstep to them
Keep it down over there!
Can you get any Steve Reich on that yoke?
It’s lovely. It’s down near the port so it’s not near many residences. You can’t hear it beyond the park.
It’s kinda hard to hear over the sound of the sea. Lovely spot, I really liked Zadar.
Great City, lovely part of Croatia.
I assume that’s in the key of sea.