ARTICLE 1a The powerful symbol of the tower, the brass serpent and the bird of prophesy (" AHIANMWẸ ỌRRỌỌ" - BIRD THAT NEUTRALIZES SHOCK) was a landmark before any of the invaders reached the shores of the Benin Empire. The tower was largely an elongated framework built from an inlay of wood, mud (a highly effective cooling architectural device and material) and straw over which scales of plaques are laid. This particular architectural structure served as one of the many gates of the palace at Benin City and depicts a sacred snake moving downwards over a set of plaques above which stands the Bird of Prophesy. Other interpretations, which includes the Ahianmwe Orroo as the neutralizer of thunder, indicates structural, architectural use of the symbol as both meaning, location and application. Such as, the location of the bird being both symbol and indicating radius (from which fluted calabashes or similar devices may have been planted) for the neutralization of electrical sh