An archaeoacoustic analysis of Wren’s auditorium churches: A case study of St Stephen Walbrook (1672–1679), London

Sir Christopher Wren (1632–1723) was responsible for the rebuilding of 52 parish churches in 17th-century London after the Great Fire of 1666. In literature his parish church designs are often referred to as “auditorium churches”, as Wren himself claimed that he treated visibility and audibility as...

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Main Authors: Sluyts Yannick, Houvenaghel Marijke, Morel Anne-Francoise, Rychtarikova Monika, De Jonge Krista
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2024-01-01
Series:Acta Acustica
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Online Access:https://acta-acustica.edpsciences.org/articles/aacus/full_html/2024/01/aacus230070/aacus230070.html
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