Posts tagged architecture
Echo, Château de Chinon, France
Aug 27th
Follow the road sign to the echo and perform a strange local rhyme which exploits the distinctive echo
(3 Votes, average 2.00)
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Stonehenge Replica, Maryhill, USA
Aug 25th
A chance to go back in time and get an impression of what our ancestors heard within Stonehenge.
(6 Votes, average 3.33)
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Sea organ, Zadar, Croatia
Feb 14th
The organ buried in Zadar’s promenade makes a haunting but harmonious sound. Air is driven through the organ pipes by the motion of the sea.
(8 Votes, average 4.88)
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Tikal pyramids, Guatemala
Feb 9th
Echoes off this pyramid create an unexpected chirping sound. But did the ancient Mayan’s deliberately design this acoustic effect into the building?
(9 Votes, average 4.56)
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Gol Gumbaz Mausoleum, Bijapur, India
Feb 4th
Many guide books note the crazy acoustics in this mausoleum: it is both a whispering gallery and also an echo chamber where sounds can be heard repeating 7-10 times.
(8 Votes, average 4.00)
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Baptistry, Pisa, Italy
Feb 3rd
The rich reverberant sound in the Baptistry of Pisa lasts an astonishingly long time, to the delight of all tourists, not just sound-ones.
(10 Votes, average 4.90)
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Vienna Musikverein, Austria
Jan 27th
Possibly the best concert hall in the World for classical music: the acoustic of the place embellishes the music from the orchestra, to make the famous golden sound.
(1 Votes, average 5.00)
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El Castillo, Chichen Itza, Mexico
Jan 26th
Echoes off buildings are common, but not ones that distort sound like this ancient pyramid. It creates the chirp of a bird; maybe even the sacred quetzal bird
(6 Votes, average 4.33)
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Greenwich Foot Tunnel
Jan 13th
Startling distortions of footsteps and voices in this incredibly reverberant and atmospheric foot tunnel.
(6 Votes, average 4.00)
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Whispering Arch, Grand Central Station
Jan 13th
A whispering gallery found in a surprising place, Grand Central Terminal in New York, one of the largest railway stations in the World,
(5 Votes, average 2.80)
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