Evaluation of Acoustic Parameters of Churces

The purpose of this paper is to give an evaluation of subjective and objective acoustic parameters in two architecturally different churces in Zagreb, Croatia. These churches have completely different architectural parameters due to different style, shape and volume. The influence of high valuated ceiling in one church is compared to the lower flat ceiling of the other. The influence of large high ceiling laterals chapels to both binaural and monoural parameters is examined. Subjective parameters such as Intimacy, Clarity, Reverberation, Spatial and Overal Impression are compared to measured objective parameters. A comparison of obtained values of objective parameters has been made in order to examine the influence of different sound source positions.