Notre Dame Cathedral Reopens Post-Fire

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Notre Dame is reopening. What does that mean for its acoustics?

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Notre Dame , which burned in a fire in 2019 , is reopening to the public on December 8 .

Acoustics researcher Brian Katz has been studying the sonic qualities of the cathedral.

Before the fire, Notre Dame was reverberant, meaning noises would hang in the air for seconds at a time before dying out.

Even seemingly minor changes to a space can alter its acoustics.

An animated film by Katz and colleagues, celebrating the history of Notre Dame’s acoustics, premieres on January 24 , as part of UNESCO ’s Week of Sound. In the film, titled Vaulted Harmonies , music from various historical periods is reproduced as it would have sounded in the cathedral of that era. Katz and colleagues’ audio guide, Notre-Dame Whispers , available on iOS and Android devices, takes listeners around the exterior of Notre Dame , recounting sounds of cathedral’s past..

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