Cathédrale Saint-Paul de Liège, Belgium 🇧🇪
"The Saint Paul’s church was founded under the episcopate of Eracle at the end of the 10th century. Its reconstruction in Gothic style commenced in the 13th century. At the end of the 14th century, almost the entire church was rebuilt, except for the cloisters, which were erected between the 15th and 16th century, as well as the tower. Indeed, the work on the tower commenced at the end of the 14th century, but it was still not complete when the Revolution of 1789 occurred.
In 1803, with the cathedral of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert lying in ruins, the Saint Paul’s church was given the status of cathedral following the Concordate. It was shortly after this event that the bell tower was completed. Its shape is evocative of its counterpart on the now disappeared Cathedral of Notre-Dame-et-Saint-Lambert. The church boasts many remarkable works, including its 16th-century stained glass windows or also the magnificent Reclining Christ by Jean Del Cour dating from 1696.
The interest of the cathedral is not limited to the church alone, the cloisters are also worth a visit. In addition to many tombstones, including those of formerPrince-Bishops, it also houses the Treasure house of Liège." - https://lnkd.in/dYW4rwuk
"During the 19th century, Saint Paul's Cathedral was enlarged and furnished in the Neo-Gothic style. It was in this context that Merklin-Schütze delivered, in 1870, a new organ intended for a chamber built between the south transept and the south aisle. The organ's specification includes 30 stops (III-P), but it was built with 7 borrowed stops, bringing the actual number of stops to 23.
It is therefore more of a choir organ than a grand organ (at that time, the Le Picard organ still stood at the back of the cathedral). The sound of the Great Organ, Positive, and Pedal is primarily projected through the tracery opening into the south aisle, above the inverted console. The sound of the Swell Organ is projected into the south transept through a neo-Gothic case adorned with dummy pipes. A Barker lever operates the Great Organ and its couplers, while a second lever operates the Positive. In 1922, Émile II Kerkhoff (Brussels) installed an electric blower.
Around 1950, Joseph and Oscar Reygaert (Grammont) carried out various works. Subsequently, the instrument was dismantled and then reassembled by Victor Van de Loo (Leuven) during the restoration of the cathedral. In 1974, Jos. Loncke (Esen) recomposed the Great Organ Mixture. In 1986, the Thomas Organ Workshop (Francorchamps) undertook a major overhaul. The Barker lever of the Positif division and the primary reservoir pipes have recently been re-leathered." - https://lnkd.in/dZfvXjiY
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