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Windcatcher

To harness the power of the wind for ventilation is a fine thing indeed.

Windcatchers bring cooling breezes to the heart of a building, and can take a variety of forms. Typically, they consist of a capped tower with one open face directed towards the prevailing wind. This directs wind down the tower, providing natural airflow and therefore a cooling effect throughout the building. Some types have shutters on each side to take advantage of any gust or breeze. Underground shabestans use qanats to provide better cooling: a windcatcher opened whilst facing away from the wind creates low pressure to draw cool air up the tower from a water-cooled qanat below. In the ancient east, shabestans were often used to cool large communal spaces, but also for storage of goods and produce that needed to be kept cool. In contrast, the above ground yakhchals, large-domed evaporative coolers, were used purely for storage and could be kept cool enough for ice, even in the summer heat.

Sanitation

Waterworks
Waterworks
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_major_1)
Sanitation Level 0
Public Baths
Public Baths
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_baths_2)
Sanitation Level 1
Hamam
Hamam
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_baths_3)
Sanitation Level 2
Royal Hamam
Royal Hamam
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_baths_4)
Sanitation Level 3
Windcatcher
Windcatcher
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_storage_2)
Sanitation Level 1
Shabestan
Shabestan
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_storage_3)
Sanitation Level 2
Yakhchal
Yakhchal
(att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_storage_4)
Sanitation Level 3
Windcatcher

Building Name

Windcatcher

Level Name

att_bld_eastern_sassanid_water_storage_2

Building Chain

Sanitation

Building Level

2

Create Time

2

Create Cost

3000

Effects

Food: +50 from reserves (region_to_region_own)
Sanitation: +5 (region_to_region_own)

Provides Garrison Army

No Garrison Units

Recruitable Units

No Recruitable Units
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