2013 Big Adventure
Lausanne - P.184
The great pipe organ was inaugurated in December 2003. It took ten years to design it and it is composed of 7000 pipes, two consoles, five claviers, and one pedalier. It is the first organ in the world to be designed by a designer. |
It is the first organ to contain all four of the principal organ styles (classical, French symphony, baroque, German romantique) and is also the first organ manufactured by an American company (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. The previous organ was relocated to the Polish Baltic Philharmonic. |
That's Chillon in the center of this window. |
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The famous rose window dates back to the 13th century. |
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These were up by the altar. We think they were an art installation. They were pretty cool. |
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