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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}}
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{{image|Urithiru3 by Jacobo Montoya.jpg|Front view of the tower|side=right|height=250px}}
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}}
== 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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