There is an ongoing dispute between Iran and Egypt over the origin of the wind catcher. Paintings dating to around 1300BC discovered near modern day Luxor depict two triangular structures atop Pharaoh Nebamun royal residence, leading Egyptian archaeologists to believe the first wind catcher was developed in Egypt. Meanwhile, ruins of a Persian fire temple dating to 4000BC feature numerous chimney like structures, some of which have no trace of ashes, leading Iranian architects to posit that wind catchers originated...
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