A wind tower on a house in the old town of Yazd, Iran. Wind towers, or windcatchers, are a traditional Persian architectural element to create natural

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A wind tower on a house in the old town of Yazd, Iran. Wind towers, or windcatchers, are a traditional Persian architectural element to create natural ventilation in buildings; the devices were also used in ancient Egyptian architecture

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Photo credit: © Leisa Tyler / Alamy / Afripics
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