What traditional architectural feature, known in Arabic as 'badghir', was incorporated into historic merchant houses in Muharraq and Manama to provide natural cooling?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Wind tower
- Step 1: The badghir (wind tower or wind catcher) is a non-mechanical architectural ventilation system towering above historic houses.
- Step 2: It captures ambient sea breezes from all four directions and channels cooled air downward into living quarters.
Answer
Wind tower.
Why not the others: 'Courtyard fountain' provided evaporative moisture but was not the primary air circulation structure; 'Stained-glass arch' is a decorative window element; 'Crenellated parapet' is a defensive wall feature.
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