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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Karel Janicek

The 700-year-old Prague cathedral will get a new voice as an organ is nearly installed

Czech Republic New Organ - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The installation of a new organ at Prague’s St. Vitus Cathedral is nearing completion, giving the 700-year-old biggest temple in the Czech Republic a proper instrument to accompany religious services and concerts.

An international team was working on a three-story scaffolding above the main entrance inside the cathedral on Tuesday to put in place some of the remaining pipes. The work is scheduled to be complete in late August, followed by the voicing and tuning of the pipes through the end of the year.

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