Darbar Hotel – Yazd

Shah Seyed Reza Mausoleum – Yazd

This shrine with a tall dome is situated near the Chahar Menar Quarter. Each side of the dome is 9.25 meters and thickness of the walls is 2.35 meters. Probably the reason to call this place as Shah Seyed Reza, is the existence of a tombstone of a ...

Covered Passages – Yazd

One of the noticeable features of the old province of Yazd and many other desert cities in Iran are roofed and covered lanes and passages. The reason behind designing and constructing these is to shelter and protect people against heat, harsh ...

Natural Science Museum – Yazd

Aliterate group in Yazd attempted to find the same in a period of two years. It has been erected in a part of the Iran Shahr High School of Yazd with a 1,000 square meters hall. The following are on display here, subjects such as botany, geology, ...

Alexander’s Prison – Yazd

Ziyaiyeh School with about 8 centuries of historical background is located beside Twelve Imams Shrine in Fahadan Neighborhood in Yazd. This monument was established in 631 Hijri year by the famous scholar, Zia al-Din Hossein Reza and was completed ...

Sheikh Ahmad Fahadan Mausoleum – Yazd

This structure is the remnant of a monastery, mosque and mausoleum which is reputedly known as Sheikh Ahmad Esfanjerdy and belonged to Sheikh Ahmad Fahadan. Sheikh Fakhrodin Ahmad and his brother, Mohammad, were from Esfanjerd and were doing ...

Sheikh Zeinol Abedin Ali Khamoosh Mausoleum – Yazd

This mausoleum is located in the village of Nadooshan. 35 kilometers from Yazd. Sheikh Ali was one of the 6th century Gnostics and mystics (Sufis) who was martyred and his tomb became a pilgrimage site and a place for alms and charity. A slab of ...

Davazdah Imam Mausoleum – Yazd

This shrine constructed in 429 AH., is located near the Hosseinieh (place where the martyrdom of Imam Hossein is mourned for theater of passion-players of the Fahadan Quarter). According to the inscription in the building, it was constructed by Abu ...

Bondor Abad Mosque – Yazd

This mosque is at a distance of 36 kilometers from Yazd, and is located in a village named Bondor Abad. The structure of the mosque has a strong resemblance to the mosques of the 8th century AH. This means that the mosque courtyard is in the ...