This Is My GlasgowFeb 26

Looking up at the central oculus in the rather stunning dome of the Hamilton Mausoleum to the southeast of Glasgow. Built as the final resting place for the Dukes of Hamilton in the 1840s and 1850s, it was designed by David Hamilton, with additions by David Bryce and Alexander Handyside Ritchie.

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Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 26

This mausoleum holds the world record for the longest echo within a man-made structure. It takes a full 15 seconds for the sound of its door slamming shut to finally fade away (which is a lot more impressive when you hear it live than it sounds when written down!).

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Show threadStewart Russell
@thisismyglasgow sure beats the Inchindown oil tanks on ease of access
Feb 26 at 4:59pmWeb
Show threadThis Is My GlasgowFeb 26
@scruss That's true, but apparently that had a reverberation rather than an echo, and no, I don't know what the difference beetween the two is! 😀