File:Van Fortress view to Urartian walls from west 4134.jpg
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English: I have searched for hours on the web, trying to confirm my suspicion, namely that the towers that group together at the western side of what I call the inner castle, i.e. the best defended part of the hill, are Urartian. On a site by the Turkish Archaeological News I read “The lower parts of the walls and the window frames were built of beautifully cut and fitted stone blocks. The upper portions of the wall were made of mud-bricks while the parapets rested on jutting wooden beams.” But nowhere could I named find pictures. Indeed the lower parts of the towers are of a type that I also found described as “interlocking stones", a method to protect them from earthquake damage. So tentatively I go for “Urartian” towers. Information by a specialist would be appreciated. The towers look restored, but if one compares pictures of the castle one sees restoration is a constant. |
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