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A 19th-century reconstruction of the keep at Château d'Étampes. Since the 16th century, the English word keep has commonly referred to large towers in castles. [4] The word originates from around 1375 to 1376, coming from the Middle English term kype, meaning basket or cask, and was a term applied to the shell keep at Guînes, said to resemble a barrel. [5]
The tower reflects a blend of Mughal/Islamic and modern architecture. The tower was designed and supervised by, Nasreddin Murat-Khan, a Russian-born Pakistani architect and civil engineer. [4] The minaret provides a panoramic view to visitors who can access the top by climbing up the stairs or by means of an elevator.
Towers at Tamonyama Castle (built early 1560s) and Gifu Castle (built 1568) are known to have had the physical character of a tenshu, but are referred to in the primary record as yagura (turret, tower). [3] [4] Azuchi Castle is often credited as the birthplace of the tenshu. Given the earliest usages of the name, however, it seems more likely ...
Minaret at the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus. A minaret (/ ˌ m ɪ n ə ˈ r ɛ t, ˈ m ɪ n ə ˌ r ɛ t /; [1] Arabic: منارة, romanized: manāra, or Arabic: مِئْذَنة, romanized: miʾḏana; Turkish: minare; Persian: گلدسته, romanized: goldaste) is a type of tower typically built into or adjacent to mosques.
The bandstand tower erected for Bon Festival is often called a yagura, as are similar structures used in other festivals. [3] Yagura-daiko ( taiko drumming from atop a yagura ) is a traditional part of professional sumo competitions.
Hiran Minar (Urdu: ہرن مینار; or "The Deer Tower") is an early 17th-century Mughal era complex in Sheikhupura, in the Pakistani province of Punjab.It was built at the site of a game reserve in honor of Mughal Emperor Jahangir's beloved antelope, Mansraj. [3]
Chauburji (Punjabi and Urdu: چو برجی, "Four Towers") is a Mughal era monument in the city of Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The monument was built in 1646 C.E. during the reign of the emperor Shah Jahan. It previously acted as a gateway to a large garden.
The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.