Isfahan’s Ancient Pigeon Towers
The main purpose of these pigeon towers were to collect dung which was a significant source of local revenue. These towers were frequently decorated with white plaster and painted ochre (which is the color that attracts pigeons the most). These cylindrical towers constructed of brick, gypsum, and lime plaster would range from 15 to 25 meters in diameter to often imposing heights of 20 meters or more. Topped with domes with crevices to allow access to honeycombed interiors, each pigeon tower could accommodate thousands of the Persian wild pigeons.
The top edges of the towers are shaped in a way in which snakes or animal can’t climb up.
If these towers had not been acoustically designed as they are, the sound waves would literally kill the birds.
Bird seeds sit in the little chambers in the wall.
The dung at the bottom of the tower…
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Thanks for posting this. I appreciate your sharing a part of the world with us.
Very lovely.
Dung collection is not at my local technical school. Try again.