A Sound Garden, Sound sculpture at NOAA campus in Seattle, United States.
The installation features twelve steel towers reaching 21 feet high, each equipped with wind-activated organ pipes that generate sounds.
Douglas Hollis constructed this musical art installation between 1982 and 1983 on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grounds.
The installation gained additional recognition as the inspiration for the name of the Seattle rock band Soundgarden in the 1980s.
Visitors must present identification to access the NOAA campus where the sculpture stands overlooking Lake Washington.
Each tower incorporates a weather vane mechanism that directs wind through organ pipes, creating different musical notes as weather conditions change.
Location: Washington
Inception: 1983
GPS coordinates: 47.68530,-122.25000
Latest update: April 18, 2025 08:30
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