Traditional Qatari air conditioning. This is a badjeer, or wind tower. Hot air rises from within, causing cooler air to push downward. The resultant exchange creates a slight breeze. These used to be all over Qatar in the old days, now only a few are left.
posted by dervish at Sunday, May 22, 2005
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There is only one original burj al hawwa - the correct name - in Doha. The largest grouping used to be in Wakrah, south of Doha. They were designed to bring breezes down into tight urban connurbations so were more common on the coast than inland. The largest extant Gulf grouping is, I think, in the Bastakia, Dubai.
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