Mastodawn

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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This Is My Glasgow Feb 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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AllyPally

@thisismyglasgow I’m amazed Glasgow University reading room isn’t the worst. It had a huge reverberation if someone coughed or dropped a pencil. Mind you, that was 50 years ago. It’s possible they’ve done something with drapes or soft furniture since. I still find it hard to believe it won an architecture award. Not fit for purpose.