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Urithiru is located almost exactly in the middle of the Rosharan continent, in the [[mountains of Ur]]. It lies in the range's western part, on the border of [[Emul]] and [[Greater Hexi]].{{map ref|Roshar}} The tower sits on the east side of one of those mountains, leaning against two slopes.{{file ref|Urithiru.jpg|Urithiru sketch}}{{book ref|sa2|89}}
The plateau on which the tower is located is at a considerable altitude. The air is thin enough to make physical activity difficult.
Historically, there was some disagreement as to whether or not Urithiru is accessible by means other than [[Oathgate]] travel or flight. Ancient chroniclers Varala and Sinbian both stated that it was impossible, but in [[Nohadon]]'s eighth parable from [[The Way of Kings (in-world)|''The Way of Kings'']], he claims that he walked from [[Abamabar]] to Urithiru (which he confirms in Dalinar's dream, saying that he did not use an Oathgate, only a guide, which he believes wasn't "cheating" in any way).{{epigraph ref|sa1|34}}{{book ref|sa3|103}} As is later revealed, there is an entrance at the bottom of the mountain which can be used to exit the tower on foot.
There is an unnamed village in the foothills of the mountain to the south of the tower,
== Appearance ==
Urithiru is as wide as a city and as tall as a small mountain.{{book ref|sa3|24}} It consists of 10 semi-circular levels, with each level being 18 stories tall, for a total of 180 floors.{{book ref|sa3|2}} At approximately fifteen feet per story, the tower stands just over 2700 feet tall.{{wob ref|13770}} Going down, each level is wider than the one above it, with the roofs of the wider levels having fields and gardens built on them. There are numerous balconies on the sides of the tower. The bottom level has wide sections jutting out at the perimeter, each the size of a plateau.{{book ref|sa3|2}} These areas have grooves, which in the past were furrows for growing crops, and planter boxes around the edges.{{book ref|sa3|18}} In front of the tower is a massive plaza surrounded by the ten [[Oathgate]] platforms.{{file ref|Urithiru.jpg|Urithiru sketch}}
The lower levels "meld" into the mountain on either side, but the center and the upper levels have a flat side on the stormward side. Rooms in this flat side have windows facing the [[Origin]].
The center column of Urithiru is one solid window, also facing the Origin. This column has a footprint the size of a ballroom and is full of dozens of lifts, which look like the exterior balconies and crawl up and down vertical channels in the walls using Stormlight.{{book ref|sa3|4}} Large beams that support the center column (e.g. "Northbeam") seem to be rather prominent and used as landmarks when navigating the tower.{{book ref|sa4|25}}
* The stones of Urithiru being unhallowed is part of [[Shinovar|Shin]] culture rather than something magical.{{wob ref|6508}}
* Brandon has confirmed that Urithiru is not a spaceship used to travel from [[Ashyn]] to Roshar.{{wob ref|8762}}
* In similar vein, Brandon has stated that the [[Kholinar]] windblades are not powered by Urithiru.
* The inspiration for the [[Breakaway]] was Korean [[wikipedia: Night market|night markets]], street bazaars that typically operate only at night.{{wob ref|8635}}
* Urithiru provides passage to the cognitive realm through Oathgates.{{wob ref|12017}}
* [https://www.17thshard.com/forum/profile/8975-ccstat/ ccstat] and [https://www.17thshard.com/forum/profile/18320-jofwu/ jofwu] on the [[17thshard.com]] forums have analyzed the scale and size of the tower in posts which can be found on the [https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/61009-ob-dimensions-of-urithiru/
== Notes ==
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