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The Tower House (1966) The Tower House or Azuma Residence (塔の家 - Tō no i.e.) was built in 1966 in a very small plot of land by Japanese architect Takamitsu Azuma . The concrete structure was erected on a 20-square-meter plot of land and grows around the stairs six levels up to provide 65 square meters of living space.
Maison Hermès, Tokyo. Maison Hermès is a building in Tokyo, Japan.It is located at 5-4-1 Ginza, Chūō, Tokyo.Constructed between 1998 and 2001, it was designed by Renzo Piano assisted by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson of Berkeley, California and in collaboration with Takenaka Corporation.
It shows life inside the tower house, with men and women present; servants and the social elite; cooking and dancing; and children playing. Irish archaeologist Tom Finan has stated that while the precise origins of the Irish tower house is "shady", he makes the case that "the Irish hall house is in fact the parent of the Irish tower house". [3]
This is a list of historic houses in the Republic of Ireland which serves as a link page for any stately home or historic house in Ireland. County Carlow [ edit ]
The Tower of Hallbar in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation. [1] Tower houses began to appear in the Middle Ages, especially in mountainous or limited access areas, to command and defend strategic points with reduced forces.
Gleninagh or Glaninagh (Irish: Gleann Eidhneach [1]) is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. It lies in the extreme northwest of the Burren, on the south of the mouth of Galway Bay. It is known for the well-preserved L-plan Gleninagh Castle, a 16th-century tower house. The parish also contains the lighthouse on Black Head.
Pages in category "Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland (36 P) L. Lighthouses in the Republic of Ireland (29 P) S. Skyscrapers in the Republic of Ireland (1 C, 12 P)