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>> Take a look at this:
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>> http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/PSearch.cgi?Fn=PSearch&rec_index=A00959&no=1
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>> Impressive, eh?
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> Very :)
It's even more impressive in the flesh. What you can't see is that to
the left, there's a whole heap more pipes. And round the corner is the
Bourdon rank; looks more like a set of air vents than a musical
instrument. Friggin' huge things!
http://www.npor.org.uk/cgi-bin/PSearch.cgi?Fn=PSearch&rec_index=A00959&no=2
It's not called a 32-foot stop for nothing. ;-)
>> Now, what do they call this style of architecture??
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> They call it a Pipe Organ.
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> (Sorry, couldn't resist :) ).
Or at least, an organ facade. (I wonder if any of those pipes speak...)
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