32°43′46″N 117°09′02″W / 32.729391°N 117.150452°W
Spreckels Organ Pavilion | |
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General information | |
Type | Pipe organ |
Location | Balboa Park, San Diego, California |
Address | 1549 El Prado #10 San Diego, CA 92101 |
Construction started | 1914 |
Completed | 1914 |
Opened | December 31, 1914 |
Cost | Organ: $33,500 ($1,019,023 today) Pavilion: $66,500 ($2,022,837 today) |
Height | 75 feet (23 m)[citation needed] |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Harrison Albright |
Main contractor | Wurster Construction Company |
Other information | |
Seating type | Metal benches |
Seating capacity | 2,500 |
Website | |
http://spreckelsorgan.org/ |
The Spreckels Organ Pavilion is an outdoor venue that houses the open-air Spreckels Organ in Balboa Park in San Diego, California. With more than 5,000 pipes, the Spreckels Organ is the world's largest pipe organ in a fully outdoor venue. Constructed for the 1915 Panama–California Exposition, it is located at the corner of President's Way and Pan American Road East in the park.