Arrival to the reliquary tower is done by Air Ship. The pollution has made landing typical aircrafts on the ground very hazardous. The exterior cladding is composed of ceramic panels similar to traditional rice grain porcelain. The tower is positioned within the interstitial spaces between abandoned buildings and is kept suspended by structural cables.
Each of the several hundred towers within the white city are assigned one of the twelve Chinese Zodiac signs (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, or Pig). The deceased are brought to their respective facility for funerary rites.