The five-meter musical sculpture of «The tree of timbred song »(The Singing Ringing Tree) was placed in 2006, at the top of Crown Point Hill, overlooking the town of Burnley in the County of Lancashire.
If there is strong wind, the sculpture, made in the shape of a tree, emits the silent hum that spans several octaves. The tree is configured in such a way that the sounds emitted by it do not violate the idyllic surroundings and do not scare the animals.
The authors of this unusual sculpture are architects Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu who based the idea from a television program of the same name in 1960. Visitors to the musical sculpture at Crown Point have a spectacular panoramic view of the city of Burnley.
Hundreds of fancy tree-shaped coated galvanized steel pipes were used to create this incredible sculpture, bending the metal branches in the wind. Each tube has a different hole diameter and is rotated at a certain angle, so the "Singing Timbre Tree" has a different pitch each time the wind forces and direction change.
"The Singing Chime Tree" was recognized by the Royal Institute of British Architects for best sculpture in 2007 and was awarded the National Award for architectural perfection excellence.
The creation of Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu is one of four sculptures, under the general title «panoptics'And established at the highest point in East Lancashire. "Panopticon" is a real "magnet" for local residents, who increasingly choose to walk on the street, as well as for tourists from all over the world.
In essence, "The Singing Timbre Tree" is a giant pipe organ, consisting of several pipes of different lengths and internal hole diameters, each with a unique sound.
Climbing to the top of Crown Point is ideal on a summer night, when a warm breeze blows through the statue and a melodic hum sweeps over the district. The sun slowly disappears behind the horizon and everyone seems to be silent!