Instance of Building Typology
{watchtower, برج دیدبانی, 望楼, tour de guet, Wachturm}
Building Name-Multilingual Equivalents--Terminology
watchtower
برج دیدبانی
望楼
tour de guet
Wachturm
Building Type-Explanation
Tower located on top of the cliff and the highest point of the Citadel and the surrounding plain
Historical Summary--Core Data Index Metadata
This tower might resemble the fire tower of pre Islamic temples.
There might have been an older tower that was replaced with this newer one. The shape of this tower resembles the fireplaces of Persepolis (Achaemenid (550–330 BC) period) (Nourbakhsh 2535 [1353 Hijri Shamsi (solar)])
Input Dataset
3D basic drawing
3D cartographic map
General plan surveyed before earthquake
Location-Cartographic Reference--Core Data Index Metadata
UTM Co-ordinates, from 3D cartographic map (IFCA project)
Location-Geographic Co-ordinates
Latitude and longitude, from Google Earth
Material and Technique--Core Data Index Metadata
adobe{mud and straw, mud and sieved straw}
Output Dataset
Photo of 3DCG reconstruction of Governor Section, Chahar-Fasl edifice (Four Season edifice), Governor Bath, Deep Water Well and Watch Tower
video of Governor House and Tower-video 5
Physical Condition --Core Data Index Metadata
{demolished (after earthquake), partly ruined (before restoration), completely restored (before earthquake)}
Satellite Image
watchtower.jpg