Sea Organ

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The Sea Organ is an architectural sound art installation on the Zadar waterfront that uses sea waves and wind to create haunting, ever-changing musical tones through a series of underwater pipes.

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Sea Organ canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural installation
sound art installation
tourist attraction
admissionFee no
architect Nikola Bašić
category Buildings and structures in Zadar
Outdoor musical instruments
Sound sculptures
Tourist attractions in Zadar
coordinates approximately 44.117°N 15.221°E
country Croatia
designedFor interaction between sea and built environment
designer Nikola Bašić
genre environmental sound art
public art
hasComponent resonance cavities
stone steps
underwater pipes
hasSeating stone steps along the waterfront
hasViewOf Adriatic Sea
Zadar Channel
inauguratedIn April 2005
inspirationFor similar wave organs worldwide
languageOfName Croatian
locatedAt Zadar
surface form: Zadar waterfront
locatedIn Zadar
surface form: Zadar, Croatia
locatedOn Adriatic Sea
location Zadar
maintenanceBy Zadar
surface form: City of Zadar
material concrete
stone
name Sea Organ self-link
nativeName Morske orgulje
near Greeting to the Sun installation
notableFor integration of architecture and sound
using natural forces to create music
opened 2005
partOf Zadar
surface form: Zadar waterfront redevelopment
produces acoustic sound
ever-changing musical tones
publicAccess yes
soundGeneratedBy air pressure in pipes
movement of sea water
tourismImportance major attraction in Zadar
usesMedium sea waves
wind

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zadar hasLandmark Sea Organ
Zadar hasModernInstallation Sea Organ
Sea Organ name Sea Organ self-link
Greeting to the Sun locatedNear Sea Organ