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SEA ORGANS (MORSKE ORGULJE)

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Istarska obala b.b., Zadar, Croatia
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2024
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2024

Marine organ under the steps of a staircase to the Adriatic. The air column blows on the pipes, one of the curiosities of Zadar.

After the devastation of the Second World War, the chaotic reconstruction of the waterfront had transformed the esplanade into a giant and uninterrupted concrete wall. In 2005, an urban renewal project was launched. At the end of the river, the architect Nikola Bašić designed a staircase, made of ashlar (70 m) that leads down to the Adriatic. Under the steps are 35 organ pipes built in underground tunnels. A column of air, pushed in turn by the waves, blows on each organ pipe. The sound emerges above the ground through labiums (whistles), which play 7 chords of 5 tones each. The marine ebb and flow, with the breath of the water rushing in, thus creates a series of more or less loud sounds. The marine organ is one of Zadar's great sights. As a rallying point for the premises and visitors at the end of the day, it was immediately adopted. This unique urban creation is now part of the tourist circuits, as an extension of the promenade de la mer or the forum. In summer, there is a crowd; the mystical effect diminishes with the sounds and cries of the children, but if you are lucky enough to be accompanied by calm people, won by the inspired work, it is a place to meditate, between architecture and nature... Getting there in winter or on a stormy day, while remaining cautious, is another experience. The swell then hitting the organs, the aquatic roar resounds with force.

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Visited in august 2023
insolite
Un moment agréable en bord de mer, à écouter le reflux de la mer dans ces multiples tubes, ce qui donne une musicalité naturelle. C'est reposant après une journée de visite de la ville de Zadar. LE top c'est de la faire en fin de journée, avec le coucher de soleil en prime
miragesc
Visited in june 2022
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etonnant a faire
si possible y aller lorsqu'il y a du vent et un peu de mer les orgues et le son seront encore plus incroyables. Il s'agit ici d'entendre et non de voir ! Incontournable et très étonnant
kast13
Visited in october 2021
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Coucher de soleil magique
Un moment suspendu, s'asseoir face au coucher de soleil et écouter les sons produits par le ressac dans les orgues marines. Un des plus beaux souvenirs de ce voyage en Croatie.
fute_865626
Visited in july 2021
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Un lieu incontournable sur Zadar
Inédit et très original !
La mélodie change en fonction des vagues, vraiment un lieu reposant propice à la déconnexion.
Le centre historique est à faire et les restaurants sont très sympas.
La périphérie de la ville à peu d’intérêt
Natraops
Visited in september 2019
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Une symphonie marine
Un lieu très particulier où il fait bon se prélasser en regardant le merveilleux coucher de soleil. Une atmosphère spéciale s'installe lorsque cette musique marine est jouée. Pour les plus brave, c'est d'autant plus impressionnant par mauvais temps

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