The charming city of Yazd is famous for its typical desert architecture, and among the most distinguished features are by all means the badgirs, or wind catchers, as they are romantically reworded in English. In the quest for the tallest badgir, or for a green oasis in the middle ...
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Yazd Grand Mosque: 16 photos that show its sophisticated Islamic architecture
In my previous post, I mentioned the sophisticated decorations of Yazd Grand Mosque, delicate yet sharp geometric shapes also used as patterns for local carpets, so here I'm posting a photo essay in the hope to reproduce some of the beauty you can enjoy at the mosque ...
Catching the wind in Yazd desert city, where the Zoroastrian fire still burns
Sand and blue pastel hues, a clutter of low-rising sandstone buildings that during the dry summer give some break from the blazing heat that invades the city. "Be ready, Yazd is very conservative," warned me my friend Madi when we were arriving on the bus from Isfahan. "I lived ...