The Iron House
A notion of the Iron House was there from the beginning of the Stone Dance, as is proved by the drawing above that dates from 1988. Then it was called the Chariot of the Gods - but I thought this a little too 'Eric von Daniken' and, later, I renamed it the Iron House. This picture still captures much of the 'essence' of the chariot, though the Iron House turned out to be considerably larger - essentially, a building of several stories on wheels.
The Iron House was built in -741 (Kumatuya) for the God Emperor Kakanxahe for him to travel around his domains. 7 years later it was converted for warfare by being covered with iron plates. Kakanxahe III lived in it for 18 years. 15 years after this period it was put into 'mothballs'...
The diagram to the right show a plan and back elevation of the Iron House. Its width is determined by that of the raised roads (the expanded diagram here shows an outline of the Iron House). It consists of several levels and is entered by means of a draw-bridge in the form of a staircase. Two dragons, hitched to yokes and poles attached to the chariot, are used to pull it...