▁era . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁ ▁E ger ▁min aret ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 4 ▁s ided ▁plan ed ▁structure ▁which ▁is ▁unusual ▁and ▁makes ▁it ▁very ▁strong . ▁It ▁is ▁built ▁using ▁car ved ▁re dd ish ▁sand stone ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁metres ▁( 1 3 1 ▁feet ). ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁narrow ▁spir al ▁st air case ▁in ▁the ▁interior ▁with ▁ 9 7 ▁steps ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁min aret ▁bal con y . ▁The ▁min aret ▁bal con y ▁cir cling ▁the ▁tower ▁is ▁situated ▁ 2 6 ▁meters ▁up ▁from ▁the ▁ground . ▁▁ ▁On ▁the ▁tower ▁pl inth ▁a ▁row ▁of ▁mirror ▁fields ▁with ▁a ▁repeating ▁double - ed ged ▁d war f ▁pattern ▁run ▁around . ▁The ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁min aret ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁ped est al . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁not ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁open ▁but ▁the ▁entrance ▁was ▁from ▁within ▁the ▁mos que . ▁The ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁tower ▁has ▁a ▁sem ic irc ular ▁closure . ▁The ▁space ▁inside ▁is ▁small ▁with ▁a ▁ste ep ▁narrow ▁stone ▁st air case ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁bal con y . ▁The ▁bal con y ▁has ▁a ▁door ▁with ▁a ▁sem ic irc ular ▁closure , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁entrance . ▁The ▁bal con y ▁entrance ▁faces ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Me cca . ▁ ▁There ▁min aret ▁bal con y ▁bottom ▁is ▁also ▁orn ament ed ▁with ▁a ▁re cess ed ▁over la pping ▁circular ▁bel t ▁of ▁rings .