Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Outdoor pipe organ in Balboa Park, San Diego, US
The Spreckels Organ Pavilion features Italian Renaissance architecture with ornate details and houses over 5,000 pipes in an open-air setting.
Brothers John and Adolf Spreckels donated the organ pavilion to San Diego for the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, with construction completed in 1914.
Free concerts take place every Sunday afternoon, while the Summer International Organ Festival presents performances with silent movie accompaniments on Monday evenings.
The venue accommodates 2,400 visitors on plaza benches and remains accessible from 8:00 AM to 10:00 PM, with parking available behind the structure.
This musical structure contains the largest outdoor pipe organ worldwide, spreading across 80 ranks with continuous expansions since its initial installation.
Location: San Diego
Inception: 1914
Architects: Harrison Albright
Website: https://spreckelsorgan.org
GPS coordinates: 32.72940,-117.15000
Latest update: May 11, 2025 01:10
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