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The biggest pipe organs in the world<\/h1>\n

Beautiful and large pipe organs can be found all over the world. These are the most beautiful and biggest pipe organs. Which impressive organ is your favorite?<\/strong><\/p>\n

St. Stephen’s Cathedral<\/h2>\n

In St. Stephen’s Cathedral<\/strong> in Passau, Bavaria, Germany, you can find the largest organ in the world. This organ has 17,000 pipes. Every day at noon, there is a 30-minute organ concert, which costs around 4 euros. Meanwhile, you can enjoy the magnificent cathedral with its old tombstones, a fountain, an enormous painted ceiling, and various altars and paintings. Please note that photography is not allowed.<\/p>\n

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Grote- or Sint Laurenskerk<\/h2>\n

The largest organ in the Netherlands can be found in the Grote- or Sint Laurenskerk<\/strong> in Rotterdam. This beautiful organ has 85 stops and 7,600 pipes. It was built by a Danish company and was commissioned in 1973.<\/p>\n

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Martinikerk<\/h2>\n

Another beautiful organ is the Schnitger organ in the Dutch Martinikerk <\/strong> with grandiose hollow pipes. These pipes consist almost entirely of lead. This organ also has unique bass pipes, which are now more than three hundred years old. A fantastic design by builder Arp Schnitger.<\/p>\n

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Orgel der Stadtkirche<\/h2>\n

Many organ fans praise the Organ der Stadtkirche<\/strong> in Waltershausen (Germany), built by Tobias Heinrich Gottfried Trost in the period 1724-1755. “This organ has a fascinating sound”, Ewald Kooiman, organist and professor, once told in an interview with The Dutch newspaper ‘De Volkskrant’. “Very different from what we’re used to: soft and silvery.”<\/p>\n

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Boardwalk Hall<\/h2>\n

The auditorium organ in Boardwalk Hall<\/strong> in Atlantic City is called the jumbo jet of the pipe organs. This gigantic instrument has 33,112 pipes and these are divided into seven manuals. The sound of this organ has to fill an auditorium with 41,000 seats. A big task, but Boardwalk Hall is up to it.<\/p>\n