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15 Comments:
interesting post, as usual.
in scotland we call them 'doocots' a 'doo' being a pigeon.
one really nice one here, and a few rather less nice urban ones from hidden glasgow
http://www.hiddenglasgow.com/doocots/index.htm
Your blog is simply amazing.
In Israel we have quite a few dove columbariums chiseled in stone inside vast underground cave complexes. These caves are assumed to be places of hiding that the Judean rebels built and fortified in preparation for their rebel against the Roman empire:
http://www.parks.org.il/ParksENG/company_card.php3?CNumber=509499
BTW, I think that many times the doves were kept not only for their droppings, but also for their meat. A known Palestinian dish is stuffed dove.
In my home town (Cincinnati OH), they brought in pigeons decades ago to get rid of the insects.
Now they need to get rid of all the pigeons!
In Hungary too you find specific pigeon houses.
above the gate at the entrance of the land, there is a pigeon house whose size and details reflect the wealth and status of the landowner
(forgot the name, only been there years ago).
The English Pigeon tower is situated in Rivington near Bolton in Lancashire. It was originally built by William Lever, 1st Viscount Leverhulme in the early 1900's. Although the first two floors were used as dovecotes, the top floor was actually a sewing room for Lady Leverhulme.
William Lever is famous for founding the Lever Brothers soap company which eventually became the huge international conglomerate Unilever.
Thanks for using my picture; I had no idea the post was going to be so interesting. Great read!
I think that the photo labeled:
And a stunning neo-classical(?) "French Shrine to the Pigeon"
looks like the museum of Salvador Dali in Firgures, Spain. Great collection!
Dali Museum? Close, but not quite...
Brasilia, Brazil has a pigeon tower designed by Oscar Niemayer
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=pombal%20brasilia&w=all&s=int
Here's a temple-style pigeon house I found in Suwon, South Korea.
http://www.daehanmindecline.com/digital/indecline/20041106hwaseong/72.JPG
I'm from Iran and we didn't use these towers to make them happy! There are some reasons:
1. To eat their meats and their eggs!
2. To use their droppings for fertilizer. This could be the main reason, because most of pigeon towers are built near farms and fields.
3. To have some entertainment! (take care of them as pet and/or to participate them to a flying race!)
4. And use them as a courier.
There are near 1000! pigeon buildings in Palencia, a province of Spain:
http://www.castromocho.com/palomares.html
http://es.geocities.com/mmalmier/pueblos.htm
What a great post! Pigeons so got it good everywhere else. What happened over here, that's what I wanna know?
Your pal
Brian Pigeon
What a fantastic collection of photos of pigeon houses. Best I have ever seen. You really help preserve the history of this bird as an essential part of early farming and communication. Thanks!
Just discovered this post, researching history of our NYC pigeons. Fantastic, thank you. And great links in the comments, too. Beautiful structures, some. And wonderfully kitschy, others.
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