The backward celestial ceiling
Secrets of the whispering gallery
Hidden tracks and secret rooms
In which country was the architect of Grand Central's whispering gallery tiles born?
Which famous Grand Central restaurant is located directly next to the whispering gallery?
marcus Bounce whispers off the tiled arches to learn how Grand Central's whispering gallery works.
Who designed the interlocking tile arches that create Grand Central's whispering gallery?
Famous jazz musician Charles Mingus used Grand Central's whispering gallery to do what?
marcus Grand Central Whispering Gallery
Step inside Grand Central, near the Oyster Bar Find the vaulted arches, wherever you are Whisper a secret, to the opposite wall Sound waves carry it, so you hear it all
marcus The whispering gallery is located in the archway directly outside the Oyster Bar.
Whispering physics: The scientific name for the acoustic effect in Grand Central's whispering gallery is a 'whispering gallery wave' or whispering-gallery mode.
An architectural structure, such as a dome or vault, in which whispers can be heard across great distances. Rafael Guastavino designed the tiled archway outside Manhattan's Oyster Bar to create this acoustic effect.