Chimes Tower at Longwood Gardens in Autumn
by Sea Change Vibes
Title
Chimes Tower at Longwood Gardens in Autumn
Artist
Sea Change Vibes
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photo Manipulation
Description
The ChimesTower at Longwood Gardens is a beautiful stone carillon tower with that overlooks beautiful trees and gardens. This is a painterly, impressionistic manipulation of an original photograph, taken in the fall in these beautiful gardens in southeastern Pennsylvania.
In 1929, Pierre du Pont constructed Longwood’s 61-foot-tall stone Chimes Tower patterned after a tower he discovered in France. The Longwood Carillon was made in The Netherlands by Royal Eijsbouts of Asten with 62 cast bells.
A carillon is a musical instrument composed of at least 23 bells, arranged in sequence according to their pitch, to produce harmony when many bells are sounded together. Guests can hear Christmas music and other concerts that featuring Longwood Garden's bell Carillon, played by a talented carillonneur.
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January 29th, 2021
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