The discussion revolves around a travel blog featuring a couple from Estonia who have traveled extensively on their motorcycle. Participants express curiosity about specific architectural features depicted in the blog's photographs, leading to explorations of their potential functions and cultural significance.
Participants generally share curiosity about the structure, but there is no consensus on its exact identification or significance, with multiple hypotheses presented.
The discussion includes assumptions about the identification of the structure and relies on interpretations of visual elements from the blog's photographs.
If I remember correctly (it's hard to find the original photo among the 165 pages ) Margus & Karina (the bloggers) didn't know either. But a google search for 'sticks in building walls in africa' turned up this. It's a town hall in Mali, and 'the wooden poles that poke out of the sides of the buildings are used instead of ladders to make it easier for masons to climb up and down the buidings during construction and reconstuction.'berkeman said:
My guess would be that it is a Muslim minaret. The loudspeaker, visible on one wall, would be used for the call to prayer, reducing the need for the muezzin to ascend and descend the structure five times each day.berkeman said: