Voice of America: Competition Pushes the Limits of Longwood Gardens Organ

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Competition Pushes the Limits of Longwood Gardens Organ Aug 16th 2013, 22:36, by webdesk@voanews.com (Eric Felten) A century ago, American industrialist and philanthropist Pierre du Pont put his fortune to work planting an elaborate garden in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Not only were there landscaped grounds and large fountains, du Pont built over one-and-a-half hectares of grand, glass-enclosed greenhouses, or conservatories. Oh yes, and a massive organ with more than 10,000 pipes.   A greenhouse might seem an odd place to put a grand pipe organ. But the conservatories at Longwood Gardens are no ... Media files: 0D6E7E5B-6900-461D-8B75-F521248DADBF_cx0_cy6_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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