The Croatian city of Zadar is famous for the magical sounds that emanate from its shoreline overlooking the Adriatic Sea . The work of architect Nikola Basic and expert Dalmatian stone carvers , the musical sea organ ( morske orgulje ) was created in 2005 and is the first of its kind in the world . Carved into the white stone , the aerophone is 70 meters long and contains a total of 35 organ pipes built under the concrete . The movement of the sea pushes air through each of the individual organ pipes via a plastic tube submerged in the water . And depending on the size and power of the wave , unique musical chords are played through each of the whistle openings on the quayside above . As the sea forces are unpredictable in terms of tidal power , the organ provides a never-ending composition that features numerous musical variations . The sea organ itself was built as part of a music project that looked to repair Zadar , which had suffered much damage during the Second World War . The musical sea organ is the work of architect Nikola Basic and expert Dalmatian stone carvers . The aerophone is 70 meters long and contains a total of 35 organ pipes , which are built under the concrete . It was opened to the public in April 2005 in a bid to redesign the new city coast by having the waves interact with the organ and thus with the people on the shore via the medium of music . The sea organ was awarded with the prize ex-aequo of the fourth edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space in 2006 . Zadar is the centre of its namesake county – a part of the wider northern Dalmatian region . Director Alfred Hitchcock is believed to have said that Zadar has the most beautiful sunset in the world , which can be seen from the exact spot of where the organ is today . In 2006 the sea organ was awarded with the prize ex-aequo of the fourth edition of the European Prize for Urban Public Space .
The sea organ is the work of famous Croatian architect Nikola Basic . Containing a total of 35 organ pipes , the aerophone is 70 meters long . Sea movement pushes air through each individual organ pipe via a tube . Advertisement