Salsabil (fountain)
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A salsabil, also known as a shadirwan, is a type of fountain which maximizes the surface area of the water. It is used for evaporative cooling of buildings, cooling and aeration of drinking water, and
A salasabil (currently dry) in the Red Fort in Delhi, India.
Near-vertical salasabil in the mostly-1500s Agra Fort (dry)
1660s Bibi Ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India (dry)
Atrium of the House of the Centenary, Pompeii, mid-2nd century BC (dry)
Windcatcher
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A windcatcher, wind tower, or wind scoop is a traditional architectural element used to create cross ventilation and passive cooling in buildings. Windcatchers come in various designs, depending on wh
Salsabil (fountain)
…the flow of unsaturated air over the water surface and carry the cooled air to where it is needed in the building. Salasabils are often used with windcatchers. A salsabil may also be used to aerate water for drinking in a sabil (or sebil; Arabic: سبيل, Turkish: sebil). Salsabils, in the form of inclined marble…
An ab anbar (water reservoir) with windcatchers (openings near the top of the towers) in the central desert city of Yazd, Iran
Aghazadeh Mansion in Abarkooh, Iran, has an elaborate 18-m windtower with two levels of openings, plus some smaller windtowers.
Wind tower, exterior, Dubai Museum
The same interior. This wind tower has four openings and brown cloth vertical walls on the interior diagonals, so it can catch the wind from a range of directions.