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Hello folks, can’t finish writing tonight. About halfway done, though. Here’s a passage; It’s high time I describe his workplace.
“…Eventually, staring back at us was our headquarters; a wide building with height in excess, each floor resembling a box stacked atop another, and each surrounded by railings. Had an artillery piece and a couple drums were installed, it would essentially become a clock tower….”
— Trivia: clocktower —
Based on the 1782 Clocktower design! Ayuttaya era thailand (14-18th century) had these, but this is the only reconstruction of it that we currently have.
The three drums are stationed at three different floors.
The top (smallest) is to be rung if the captial was invaded [never rung]
The middle is for fire
The bottom is for timekeeping during sunrise / sunset
There is mention in the historical documents of artillery pieces on city corners and they were reportedly used in the same manner - to tell the time and to warn of a fire hazard depending on the number of shots. Apparently a tradition copied from Singapore.
