The Singing Tower at Historic Bok Sanctuary
Lake Wales,
Florida
Concerts are held twice daily at the Bok Belltower. The top of the tower holds a carillon consisting of sixty bells ranging in size from sixteen pounds to over eleven tons. The total weight of the bells is over sixty tons. The carillon is played with a keyboard and pedalboard. All connections are mechanical and the expression of each bell is accomplished by the amount of force the carillonneur applies.
Bok Sanctuary is a beautiful experience both visually and musically.
32 comments:
Great perspective! Good shot.
That's a great tower in an amazing perspective.
Familiar Florida landmark. Very very nice photo.
Beautiful. I'd love to hear the bells!
This is so neat. I love the brickwork in this framed against that beautiful blue sky.
Nice shot Salty but I think I appreciate the lesson as much as the photo. What a magnificent musical mechanism!
Am I in Middle Earth?
Great Shot!
That must be an astounding experience. I would love to hear those bells.
I lived in Florida for 6.5 years until just recently. I wish I had known about this place. I'd love to hear the music! Great picture!
Great photo! Happy Easter
Wonderful perspective in this photo. Great Sky Watch. Thanks for sharing.
Gosh, all I can think of to say is "Wow!" Happy Easter! :D
Nice tower, going to sky!
Luiz
Good ol' Bok Tower.
Good one, Dad.
What a great shot and an interesting tower. I guess I've missed something seeing as you are now in Florida!
What an amazing shot
Well done Salty... this really is a belter. Great perspective! though I now have a bad neck from all the looking up.
Have a greay Easter weekend
Tom
Nice sky picture.
Have a great holiday weekend.
Great image, well done.
Oh, how I wish I could hear the carillon!
Hi Salty: The tower is outstanding as it reaches into the sly. what a beautiful day. We had grey skies almost all week.
Great shot!
Hppy Easter!
Salty, I love this photo because this coposition is very interesting :)
I wish I could hear that amazing carillon myself. Love the perspective of this shot.
Wishing you and your lovely wife a blessed Easter, Salty.
A beautiful building. I imagine the bells would sound absolutely lovely.
Great angle on this photo - it looks as if the tower reaches clear into the Heavens! Awesome!
Happy Easter.
Amazing!!!
Happy Easter.
Hi Salty,
I have enjoyed playing catchup on your blog, some beautiful wildlife photos and interesting abut the duck but my first thought was a cross breed or maybe an immature male? Love love love the squirrel, rodents or not I think they are so cute.
Thanks for your visits to my blog, I havent been keeping up so well lately but with the weather improving hopefully my mood will too and I will start achieving something again LOL
Lori
Love these types of photos looking up at the sky.
Beautiful! Love the perspective!!
I always wondered how they did that. I visualized a bunch of people with mallets up there! This is great.
Fantastic capture! What a beautiful tower it reaches to the sky, A beautiful sky, and you captured that perfectly! Love the way you shot it! Feels as if I'm standing in front of it looking up in amazement! :D
I have been catching up on all your great captures..love the squirrel, & all of the duck shots!
And the spanish moss~a favorite!
Hope you and your family had a lovely Easter!
Happy Spring!
Cat
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