The Singing Ringing Tree by ejn

Photography • Landscape • posted on Jun 08, 2011

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Description

The Panopticon, or ‘Singing Ringing Tree’, is a musical sculpture which overlooks Burnley from its position high above the town on Crown Point. it is cnstructed from pipes of galvanised steel stacked in layers and takes the form of a tree bending to the winds and harnesses the energy of those winds to produce a low, tuneful song. In June 2007, Singing Ringing Tree was named winner of a National Award for architectural excellence by the Royal Institute of British Architects

Comments (23)

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durleybeachbum

5:12AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

Marvellous! I had never heard of this till now, what a great piece!

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geckogr

5:13AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

compliment to you and the artist who invented the "tree", could imagine also a panorama cut with 2/3 sky 1/3 ground

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Feliciti

6:10AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

excellent capture !!

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fallen21

6:10AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

Strange thing, fantastic shot.

alanwilliams

7:02AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

this is new to me, a wonderful piece of sculpture given a great treatment by you

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jophoto

7:30AM | Wed, 08 June 2011

What a delight! I wonder if the tones change with the amount of wind...they must. How exciting... I think it would work very well as a panorama...try it.

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