Khan Salar Traditional Residence – 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 ...

Ice-Pits – Yazd

Ancient icehouses are very interesting samples of old urban structures in Iran, which were constructed to store ice. Ice-houses consist of four basic parts as follows: the Ice house, dome, main wall and a little pool. In Yazd province, during the ...

Zurkhaneh Saheb-al-Zaman – Yazd

Zurkhaneh sport is another name for Iranian traditional sports. The place where they do traditional sports is called a Zurkhaneh”. Apart from traditional sports, athletic wrestling is also done in Zurkhaneh. The world registry documents of ...

Vaqt Va Saat Square – Yazd

This old square dates back to 8th century AH. Among the buildings around it worth mentioning are Seyed Roknedin School and an ancient water reservoir. There used to be astronomical observation installation (observatory) an endowment of the year ...

Qiam Square – Yazd

This exceptional house was built in one of the important bazaars of Yazd about 120 years ago and belonged to Malekotojar. Malekotojar's grandfather built the house by the name of Hadji Ali Asqar Shirazi. A Shirazi painter has adorned the rooms of ...

Imamzadeh Abu Jafar – Yazd

The said is the resting abode of Imamzadeh Mohammad Ebne Ali reputedly known as Imamzadeh Jafar. He passed away in 424 AH. and was buried in Hossainian Alley of Yazd. Throughout the years, renovations have taken place at this site which is held in ...

Dowlat Abad Garden – Yazd

Dolat Abad Garden is one of the old gardens of Yazd in Iran, and one of the highest brick wind catchers in the world, which is 33 meters and 80 centimeters high, has been built in it. The design of the garden is one of the most exquisite ones among ...

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 ...