Workers Building Wooden Framework of a Pigeon Tower (Burg Hamam), Cairo, Egypt

Description

This image shows workers assembling a temporary wooden framework during the construction of a traditional pigeon tower, locally known as a Burg Hamam, in Cairo, Egypt. The structure is built using rough timber poles and manual techniques to support builders while forming the tower’s vertical body and upper nesting areas. Common in both rural and urban Egypt, such wooden frameworks are dismantled once the permanent structure is completed. The scene reflects vernacular construction practices, community-based labor, and the adaptation of traditional pigeon keeping to dense urban environments.