In ancient cultures the safety wall was built first as here around Takht-e Suleyman in Azerbaijan.
The solid walls of Monteriggioni in Italy provide a sense of protection as do the tall walls of St. Malo in France below.
The tall towers of San Gimignano were built by warring families within the same village. They would hurl stones and even burning oil from their lofty perches down on anyone who came too close. In society the taller your tower,the greater your power and prestige. Paris has its Eiffel tower, Venice has its Campanile and Mr Trump has his Trump Tower. Even small villages have their towers, each one a symbol of prestige and power.
Tower Power and Prestige.
Does the image below look familiar? Yes, it's all been done before.
Build your own towers, your villagers will love them and your competitors will hate and sadly perhaps even go so far as to attack them!
Conclusions;
1. Furnish your development with a sense of security, symbolized by an entry arch or gateway.
2. Provide a sense of power and prestige by making even one structure way taller than the others.
Images: 1)latis-exeter 2)chaffeurs-italy 3)corsaires-malounis 4)Panoramio 5)Andy B 6)ecicalla77 7)Sonyfoto
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