Posts Tagged ‘Gibraltar’

A sound mirror in Gibraltar?

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008



Gibraltar 2007 - Sound Mirror?

Originally uploaded by www.doverpast.co.uk

Paul Wells of doverpast.co.uk has found something in Gibraltar which looks rather like a sound mirror. But is it, or is it something else?

Il Widna - the Maltese sound mirror

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

il widna
The only sound mirror to be built outside England is a 200 foot example in Malta. When I visited the country earlier this year, I couldn’t miss out on the chance to go to see it.

Here are some photos and some background details of its history, and also details of how to find it.