User:Dieterdreist/Sandbox/Towers

Typology

Different types of towers:

in fortifications

bastion historic tower (in citywalls, in castles, Bergfried, )

• half tower / open tower / open-gorged tower (is open on the rear), wikipedia

other defensive

• watchtower
  • at borders and military installations (controlling or defending towards the outside)
  • in prisons (watching inside)

historic towers in town residences (private towers) historic tower houses (e.g. in medieval Europe)

representative

• man_made=communications_tower television tower
• building=office_tower office tower
• tower residence / apartment tower
• hotel tower
• bell tower (free standing / part of church building) / carrilon
• minarett
• library
• culture palace (eastern europe, ex cssr)

leisure

• panorama tower / viewing tower
• diving tower

monument

• man_made=tower + network=Bismarckturm + tower:type=monument Bismarckturm
• historic=monument + monument=? jubilee tower

other Examples:

• [1]

Ossuary

• [2]

functional structures

• man_made=cooling_tower cooling tower
• power=tower power tower
• man_made=water_tower water tower
• man_made=lighthouse lighthouse
• Schlauchturm
• transmission tower (non accessible radio transmission tower)
• drop tower, [[3]]
• air traffic control tower

Interesting Properties

• height=*
• building_levels=*
• has a public observation deck?
• number of elevators
• start_date=*
• historic:civilization=* (for ancient towers)