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== Location ==
{{image|Urithiru on the map.png|Urithiru on the map of [[Roshar]]|side=left|width=300px}}▼
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|Though many wished Urithiru to be built in Alethela, it was obvious that it could not be. And so it was that we asked for it to be placed westward, in the place nearest to Honor.
|[[The Vavibrar]], line 1804{{book ref|sa1|35}}
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▲{{image|Urithiru on the map.png|Urithiru on the map of [[Roshar]]|side=left|width=300px}}
Urithiru is located almost exactly in the middle of the Rosharan continent, in the mountains that comprise 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. {{book ref|sa3|46}} The cliffs beneath it extend further than the eye can see.{{book ref|sa3|58}} This location is high enough that both [[highstorm]]s and the [[Everstorm]] pass beneath it, which makes it difficult for the tower's current occupants to obtain [[stormlight]].{{book ref|sa3|4}}
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. {{book ref|sa3|
There is an unnamed village in the foothills of the mountain to the south of the tower, {{book ref|sa2|i|10}} but it is apparently not visible from the tower, as all Dalinar can see is clouds and rocks.{{book ref|sa3|86}} In addition, Urithiru sits relatively close to the [[Valley]] of the [[Nightwatcher]].{{map ref|Roshar}}
|[[Szeth]] musing on the tower{{book ref|sa2|i|10}}
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{{image|Urithiru3 by Jacobo Montoya.jpg|
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.
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]]. {{book ref|sa3|4}} The glass windows miraculously survived thousands of years of abandonment utterly intact.{{book ref|sa3|8}}
* '''On the way to Dalinar's quarters''': "wide reddish strata alternating with smaller yellow ones"; "sloping slightly upward"{{book ref|sa3|8}}
* '''Shallan's quarters''': "bright circular patterns"{{book ref|sa3|13}}
* '''Room where Dalinar inspects the
* '''Sparring room''': "grey and black"{{book ref|sa3|16}}
* '''Sadeas' quarters, side room''': "muted pattern of strata"; "oranges and reds that blended together so evenly you could almost pretend the wall was all one hue"{{book ref|sa3|21}}
=== Era of Solitude ===
{{image|Lightweaver by Connor Chamberlain.jpg|[[Shallan]] and [[Pattern]] standing in
Some time after the tower was abandoned, [[Re-Shephir]] broke out of her confinement, but remained within the tower.{{book ref|sa3|29}}
== Notable Residents ==
{{for|:Category:Residents of Urithiru|a full list see
* [[Dalinar Kholin]]
== Trivia ==
{{image|Urithiru Scale.jpg|side=right|width=325px|A comparison of scale between Urithiru and large structures on earth.|attribute=art-modified}}
* 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}}
* The inspiration for the [[Breakaway]] was Korean [[wikipedia: Night market|night markets]], street bazaars that typically operate only at night.{{wob ref|8635}}
* Urithiru may provide passage to the cognitive realm.{{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 [https://www.17thshard.com/forum/topic/61009-ob-dimensions-of-urithiru/ here] and [https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/b6t5lx/dimensions_of_urithiru/ here].
== Notes ==
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