There's a good reason why I chose to take a view of the back of the inside of the church. Take a look at the largest cathedral organ in the world, and the biggest organ anywhere outside of the United States. (One at West Point in larger.) This one has 17,774 pipes and 233 registers. (You'll be happy to know I could crop out those were taking selfies.)
The church did offer a half-hour organ recital during our visit, and I would guess this is fairly common to keep the tourists busy. What was striking is that the set list included a group of songs that no one knew - although the first and last one certainly moved the air in some of those pipes. Some people certainly were impressed that the music did not bend to popular culture. Others had the attitude of "play something we know." We report, you decide.
I know. You want to hear what it sounds like.
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