Whispering gallery to the walls, an effect that was discovered in the whispering gallery of St Paul's Cathedral in London. The extent to which the sound travels at St Paul's can also be judged by clapping in the gallery, which produces four echoes. Other historical examples are the Gol Gumbaz mausoleum in Bijapur and the Echo Wall of the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. A hemispherical enclosure will also guide whispering gallery waves. The waves carry the words so that others will be able to hear them from the opposite side of the gallery. The gallery may also be in the form
Trail of the Whispering Giants expenses. The carvings have been appraised at a quarter of a million dollars each. Toth uses a hammer and a chisel as the basic tools to create the "Whispering Giants", but on occasion will use a mallet and an axe, or rarely power tools. Before starting work on a "Whispering Giant", Toth confers with local Native American tribes and local lawmakers. The sculpture that is created is a composite of all the physical characteristics, especially facial features, of the local tribe or tribes, as well as their stories and histories. Currently Peter Toth resides in Edgewater, Florida, where he has