The echo room is covered with a groined vault, decorated with wall paintings with plant motifs and rosettes, treated in grisaille. If the function of this room is unknown, what makes its charm is its acoustic singularity.
The echo room is open to visitors only as part of the paying tour of the Abbey of La Chaise-Dieu.
Far from the phenomenon of the echo produced by the repetition of a sound, it is rather a question here of the way in which a person who whispers facing a corner of this room, is heard very distinctly by another person, positioned facing the opposite corner. Will resulting from a precise calculation, on the part of the architects, or fruit of chance, if not of the coincidence linked to the layout of the places? For the moment no one knows how to explain, what nevertheless enchants everyone and makes this room a place with a disturbing experience.
Far from the phenomenon of the echo produced by the repetition of a sound, it is rather a question here of the way in which a person who whispers facing a corner of this room, is heard very distinctly by another person, positioned facing the opposite corner. Will resulting from a precise calculation, on the part of the architects, or fruit of chance, if not of the coincidence linked to the layout of the places? For the moment no one knows how to explain, what nevertheless enchants everyone and makes this room a place with a disturbing experience.
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| Admission fees | Min. | Max. |
|---|---|---|
| Full price | 11 € | - |
| Reduced price | 6 € | - |
| Kids | 6 € | - |
| Adult group | 7 € | - |
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