Riga Cathedral Pipe Organ - Riga, Latvia
N 56° 56.971 E 024° 06.285
35V E 323911 N 6315496
This enormous pipe organ is located in the Riga Cathedral in Riga, Latvia. The pipe organ was featured on a Latvia postage stamp in 2000.
Waymark Code: WMP8C2
Location: Latvia
Date Posted: 07/18/2015
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"The organ of the Riga Cathedral was built by E.F. Walcker & Sons of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in 1882–83, and was inaugurated on 31 January 1884. It has four manuals and one pedalboard. It plays 116 voices, 124 stops, 144 ranks, and 6718 pipes. It includes 18 combinations and General Crescendo. A tape of Latvian composer Lucija Garuta playing the organ for a cantata during World War II captured the sound of battle nearby."
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Stamp Issuing Country: Latvia
Date of Issue: 7-22-2000
Denomination: 40 s - Latvian santīms
Color: Multicolor (gray, brown, white, tan)
Stamp Type: Single Stamp
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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