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Tower House
This chapter presents the history and development process of tower house. It then addresses changing trends in architecture and urban design of tower house. For a Western observer, the tower houses of Sana'a in the Yemen probably represent the most impressive and unusual typology. After a short Christian‐Ethiopian period, Sana'a became Islamic in ad 628. Despite a very different kind of architecture and the absence of courtyard houses, the Old Town of Sana'a shares several urban similarities with other Islamic cities, notably the central position of the souks and the Friday Mosque as well as the grain and hierarchy of the urban layout. The internal organisation of the tower house is based on a vertical subdivision around a central staircase. The most impressive architectural feature of the tower houses is obviously their height.
Tower House
This chapter presents the history and development process of tower house. It then addresses changing trends in architecture and urban design of tower house. For a Western observer, the tower houses of Sana'a in the Yemen probably represent the most impressive and unusual typology. After a short Christian‐Ethiopian period, Sana'a became Islamic in ad 628. Despite a very different kind of architecture and the absence of courtyard houses, the Old Town of Sana'a shares several urban similarities with other Islamic cities, notably the central position of the souks and the Friday Mosque as well as the grain and hierarchy of the urban layout. The internal organisation of the tower house is based on a vertical subdivision around a central staircase. The most impressive architectural feature of the tower houses is obviously their height.
Tower House
Firley, Eric (author) / Deupi, Victor (author)
The Urban Housing Handbook ; 72-83
2023-09-12
12 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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