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Sea Organ
Played by the waves
Marble steps on Zadar’s waterfront where waves and wind sound notes through hidden pipes.
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About Sea Organ
Built in 2005 into the marble steps of Zadar’s waterfront, the architect Nikola Bašić’s Sea Organ turns the movement of the waves and wind into music, played through pipes hidden beneath the stone. The notes rise and fall with every swell, never quite the same twice, and the effect is hypnotic. Sit on the steps and simply listen. It is at its most magical at sunset, and it is a short stroll from the old town along the Riva.
Our take
- Music from the sea
- By architect Nikola Bašić
- Best at sunset
- Address
- Obala kralja Petra Krešimira IV
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