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Dwemeri Architecture Research
Part I: Exterior Architecture<br><br>
By Adryn Sarethi <br>
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Part 1: Exterior architecture<br><br>
Images Removed, See the original at the Imperial Library<br><br>
<IMG src="Book/fancy_font/t_52x61.dds" width=65 height=62>his book will concentrate on the exterior architecture of Dwemeri buildings. I will try to explain the purpose of the structures and their features and will make some assumptions based on them. Also, I will try to accompany my article with illustrations to the best of my ability.<br><br>
As far as I know, Dwemer lived mostly underground, and built only service structures and entrances above the ground. The biggest Dwemeri structure is, of course, the Observatory. It is made completely from metal and is, to my knowledge, unmovable. Only the Telescope can move forward\backward to focus.<br><br>
The second in size is the tower. It and the Observatory are the only buildings with interiors. These towers mostly served as outposts or working stations for high-ranking Dwemer. The tower has a metal roof, which includes a spike atop the center of it, the purpose of which I will explain later.<br><br>
Another of the highest buildings is the steam stack. Steam stacks were built to vent the steam out of underground sections of the fortress. Steam stacks are made completely from stone, except for the metal rod attached to the tower by a frame of metal rings. The purpose of this construction will also be explained later.<br><br>
The Dwemer also had two types of minor service towers. The one that appears to have mounted upon it some kind of lightning rod is of particular interest. The lightning rod is connected to the metal roof and the rod itself goes deep inside the tower (I do not know how deep, however, for it would be a crime to destroy the tower just to find it out).<br><br>
The second tower looks more or less common, except for small projections which one could easily mistake for windows. I doubt they are windows, since there is no entrance to the tower, and they are rather small for a mer to enter. These windows are placed roughly 90 degrees to each other.<br><br>
Another thing worthy of special notice are the strange projections which can be found on every Dwemeri tower. They are also placed roughly 90 degrees in relation to each other and plated with metal. There are often pipes leading from underground to these projections. I do not yet know the purpose of these pipes.<br><br>
On another note, the Dwemer were also very adept at building bridges. There is nothing very unusual about them; the only thing I can say on them is that they were made from rock and were reinforced with sheets of metal.<br><br>
A few statues can be encountered around Vvardenfell. A Dwemer holding a shield and a halberd is shown on these statues and, while he clearly looks like a guard, he is not wearing any armor.<br><br>
Back on the original topic, there are also multiple small Dwemer structures scattered around the larger ruins. One of these is some sort of steam stack built on steep hills where there is commonly no place for larger steam vents.<br><br>
Another structure that was commonly built on the steep hills and cliffs was some sort of rough balcony. I do not know its purpose - I can only suggest that it was built mainly for decoration.<br><br>
A second strange and very interesting type of structure is the small quadratic buildings. There can be observed, in some cases, multiple pipes leading into them. I can only suggest that they serve as a shelter for pipe junctions.
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The structures that interest me more are the small round silo-type buildings; they have green, luminous stones set around them, and I'd like to know the purpose of these miniscule gems. However, Dwemer have not been observed to have decorated their structures with these stones anywhere else.<br><br>
The second strange thing on this structure is that its roof has a small unidentifiable metal object on top of it. In addition to this strange object, the roof itself is divided at the base with a metal ring. This structure may have served as some kind of silo for storing something.<br><br>
All Dwemer structures have been decorated using different ornaments. Some doors even have a kind of memorial to one of the Dwemeri kings. To enter the Dwemer fortress, one must pass through some kind of unknown device ? a half-spherical stone door that opens by using a special crank nearby, and are automatically closed afterwards. I believe that this was created to prevent large numbers of enemies from entering the fortress simultaneously, in the case of an attack. Upon my travels I've met a fellow researcher. He visited Hammerfell and Stros M'Kai ? the home of rogue Dwemeri Rourken clan. He was fascinated by one structure which cannot be found here on Vvardenfell ? Stros M'Kai observatory. He provided me with the description of it which I will quote now:<br><br>
"The observatory of Stros M'kai is essentially a spherical building, mounted on towering pilons that reach from the sea, immediately adjacent to a steep cliff face. The only exterior entrance is accessed by a short, heavy bridge from the cliffside.
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The main spherical building itself rests upon an enclosed complex of gear-works which drive the movement of the observatory and telescope.<br><br>
The building's movement is restricted to the dome of the sphere, which has full 360 degree rotation. The telescope is mounted in this upper hemisphere and has three position settings at varied vertical angles, which focus it's observation upon one of the three "circles of heaven".<br><br>
The interior of the observatory opens out to make full use of the spherical construction, as a single impressive space. The centre of the space is dominated by the orrery which towers twenty feet or more in height.<br><br>
Access to the telescope is provided by means of a viewing platform, that lifts the observer to the telescope viewport by means of an automated and articulated lifting arm. At the same level as the viewport, a gantry circles the observatory interior, breaking above the small hallway that leads to the exit. Here, a clever device comprising just two steps creates a continuous stairway by each step repeatedly placing itself ahead of and below the other, allowing the observer to descend steadily to the observatory floor."<br><br>
Now, addressing the purpose of those metal rods: I have hypothesised that Dwemer used the power of the lightning. Such a highly advanced race as the Dwemer must have known about the ability of metal to attract lighting. And the metal projections on towers could have been used to create lightning barriers if the lightning hit the lightning rod.<br><br>
Most of the towers are damaged or destroyed now so I cannot say this for certain. The power created by the lightning could have been stored in those silo-type structures, since they contained metal parts. I believe power was transported somehow via air, from one metal part to another. If this is true, it explains the metal object on top of the silo. However, the metal rod on the steam stack is isolated. It is possible that the steam stacks were used to prevent lightning from striking in places the Dwemer did not desire it to(such as the observatory).<br><br>
Of course I could be wrong, and that could be just coincidence, or all lightning rods served the same purpose of preventing the lightning from hitting other structures. I hope that when the secret of the Dwemeri language is someday discovered I will receive the answers to all my questions. <br><br>
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