Posts tagged indoors
Bell Caves, Israel
Mar 24th
What makes the echoing sound of these caves unusual, is the way the different chambers are connected together. They are named the Bell Caves because of the shape, which also seems an appropriate name for a place with such interesting acoustics.
(3 Votes, average 3.33)
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Ear of Dionysius, Sicily, Italy
Feb 11th
Legend has it that the acoustic focus in this cavern was exploited to enable the whispers of prisioners held here to be overheard. However today, only the reverberance of this vast space can be enjoyed.
(4 Votes, average 2.75)
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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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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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Great Court British Museum
Dec 29th
An amazing cacophony of indistinct speech and other blurred sounds in the largest covered public square in Europe
(3 Votes, average 4.33)
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