Gothic cathedral acoustics may echo the reverberation of primeval evergreen forests

Evidence

Evergreen forest, in its mature phase, produces darkly vaulted aisles, through which sound reverberates with unusual clarity—a circumstance which, according to Oswald Spengler, drove the northern Europeans to try to duplicate the reverberation in the construction of Gothic cathedrals. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 83

Categorization

• XREF: Directly connects the soundscape to art/architecture — matches the reader’s goal of viewing acoustic landscape as art. — connects to: Ancient builders sited and shaped structures with acoustic intent. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 721; Modern immersive listening re-creates primal ocean-womb acoustics — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 419; Open and dense forest canopies create distinct sound atmospheres — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods: Seeing More in…, 154 (+1 more)
• SEED: Angle: architecture as acoustic memory of a lost landscape — how buildings preserve extinct soundscapes.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 83

Broader Connections

• Modern immersive listening re-creates primal ocean-womb acoustics #expands (0.35) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 419