Tower-houses

Connected Sites: 18

A tower house is a particular type of stone structure, built for defensive purposes as well as habitation.

>

Connected Sites

San Gimignano
Inscribed: 1990
3.73
414
10
Kaiping Diaolou
Inscribed: 2007
3.17
95
7
Upper Svaneti
Inscribed: 1996
3.89
108
5
Sana'a
Sana'a
Yemen
Inscribed: 1986
3.82
30
1
Shibam
Shibam
Yemen
Inscribed: 1982
3.95
25
2
Koutammakou
Koutammakou
Benin, Togo
Inscribed: 2004
2.87
27
3
Takienta Tower Houses
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
"In Addition To The Walls, The Property Includes Many Other Important Original Elements Such As (...) The Residences Including Palaces And Towerhouses." (Official Description)
Regensburg
Regensburg
Germany
Inscribed: 2006
3.09
344
9
Ca. 40 Patrician Houses
Benedictine Convent of St. John
Inscribed: 1983
3.04
129
7
The Oldest Towerhouse In The Alps (From The 10th Century)
See Www.Swissworld.Org
Um er-Rasas
Inscribed: 2004
2.73
134
9
Stylites
Berat and Gjirokastra
Inscribed: 2005
3.55
216
7
Typical Houses Consist Of A Tall Stone Block Structure Which Can Be Up To Five Stories High (Kule At Gjirokastra)
Rila Monastery
Inscribed: 1983
3.56
263
9
Hrelyo's Tower, Built In 1334-5 By Protosebastos Hrelja In The Courtyard Of The Rila Monastery, Is A Pre-Ottoman Example Of An Autonomous Tower That Served Residential As Well As Defensive Purposes (Wiki)
Mesa Verde
Mesa Verde
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
3.91
246
9
Square Tower House
Historic Jeddah
Historic Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2014
2.54
87
4
"Jeddah’S Roshan Tower Houses Are An Outstanding Example Of A Typology Of Buildings Unique Within The Arab And Moslem World." (Crit Iv)
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
Ancient Kingdom of Saba
Inscribed: 2023
2.73
5
1
On Top Of The Tell Are The Remains Of A Cluster Of Traditional Yemeni Tower Houses (Ab Ev)
Assisi
Assisi
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.75
327
8
"(...) Profound Changes From The 11th And 12th Centuries (...) A Series Of Castles Were Built On The Margins Of The Valley, And Others Were Developed As Centres Of Pastoral Culture In The Mountain Region. In Addition, There Were New Rural Settlements, Including The Characteristic Umbrian Building Type Of Tower House, Which Remains A Feature Of All Assisi Iconography Until The Present Day." (Ab Ev)
Al-Faw
Al-Faw
Saudi Arabia
Inscribed: 2024
1.29
4
3
"Tower Houses Are Found In Detached Areas To The South, West, And North Of The City, Some Of Which May Have Been Used For Defence Purposes." (Ab Ev)