Shargh (Orient) Traditional 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 ...

Shahabeddin Qasem Taraz School – Yazd

This school was constructed by Shahabeddin Qasem Toraz and dates back to the 8th century AH. From the many ancient relics of the school only the north facade has survived. In place of the former school a mosque has been constructed and has six old ...

Eshkzar Village – Yazd

The same is situated in the northwest of Yazd, and has a temperate, tropical climate. Ashkeen Zaal, a feudal lord, built this village during the Parthian period. In order to fight against the moving sands, tamarind forests can be noted. The ...

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, ...

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 ...

Yazd Bazaar – Yazd

This collection forms the spinal column (foundation) of the old city of Yazd. Architecturally Qeisariyeh, located between Khan square and Khan school has more space order than other bazaars. It is protected by two wooden doors (gates) which have ...

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 ...