The Acoustics of the Palace of Charles V as a Cultural Heritage Concert Hall Almagro Pastor, José Antonio García Quesada, Rafael Vida Manzano, Jerónimo Ramos Ridao, Ángel Fermín Room acoustics Open-air auditorium Heritage acoustics This paper analyses the acoustic behaviour of the Palace of Charles V from a room acoustics perspective but also ponders the uniqueness of the space and its ability to engage and enhance the audience experience. The Palace of Charles V is a relevant part of the historical heritage of Granada. It has an architectural but also an acoustic uniqueness that deserves research. A measurement campaign was made to calculate parameters such as T30, IACC, C80 or Gm, and to explain the behaviour of the Palace. The BQI is quite high, but the late part of the impulse response (t > 80 ms) has strong unwanted reflections causing low clarity (C80) and listener envelopment (LEV). Nevertheless, the Palace is a successful concert venue with good feedback from musicians and the audience. 2022-10-14T06:46:49Z 2022-10-14T06:46:49Z 2022-09-15 journal article Almagro-Pastor, J.A... [et al.]. The Acoustics of the Palace of Charles V as a Cultural Heritage Concert Hall. Acoustics 2022, 4, 800–820. [https://doi.org/10.3390/acoustics4030048] https://hdl.handle.net/10481/77308 10.3390/acoustics4030048 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Atribución 4.0 Internacional MDPI