Echo (phenomenon) - Famous Echoes

Famous Echoes

  • Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur, India: Any whisper, clap or sound gets echoed repeatedly.
  • The Golkonda Fort of Hyderabad, India
  • The Echo Wall at the Temple of Heaven, Beijing, China
  • The Whispering Gallery of St Paul's Cathedral, London, England
  • Echo Point, the Three Sisters, Katoomba, Australia
  • The Temple of Kukulcan ("El Castillo"), Chichen Itza, Mexico
  • The Baptistry of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
  • The echo near Milan visited by Mark Twain in The Innocents Abroad
  • The echo in Chinon which is used in a traditional local rhyme.

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