Yazd

The fireplace is the name of Zoroastrian altar where a fire had a special place & the most important religious worship including the reading of the Avesta and the Gats, took place in the presence of fire. Yazd Fireplace is one of those places that built during the first Pahlavi era & has great value to the Zoroastrians.

This place also known as Varhorram fireplace which the Varhorram’s holy fire is in it. The significance of the fire is as long as the fire’s age inside it & it is said to have been blazing and protected for about 1520 years ago. «Varhorram fire» is maintained Inside the brass conductor & in a special room between the building of the fireplace and above the surface of the ground & Far from the wind & the rain & the sunshine.

Khamooshan tower in nearby of yazd city is one of the largest & most important Zoroastrian crypts in the world which is located in 15KM southeast of Yazd & nearby of the Safayieh district, on a sedimentary and low altitude mountain called the Dakhmeh Mountain. It is known as the Zoroastrian court of law. The ancients considered the world as composed of the four elements of water, fire, earth, and air. After death, They regarded death as a journey to another world rather than destruction. In Zoroastrianism, impatience for the dead person is strictly forbidden. After a person’s death, they took his body to a Khamooshan tower or crypt to restore his body without contaminating the natural elements.

The crypts were built according to interesting principles and rules, the corpses of men & women & children were each assigned to a specific location. Stodans were dedicated to burying and disinfecting bones in the center of the building’s crypt & the dead bodies were fed to vultures and other birds.

One of the Yazd city symbols that few people have ever heard of it, is Amir chakhmagh Square. In this square, a collection of historical and valuable monuments appear. One of the most prominent of these attractions is the mourning place with tall minarets that are the most prominent part of this city which is remained memorable.

This square antiquity dates back to the 9th century (Solar Calendar) & the time of the Timurid epoch & was built by a man with the same name “Amir Jalal Aldin Chakhmagh”. Amir chakhmagh Square or in the yazd dialect is the local Mir chakhmagh Square for gathering of yazd people.

Central Mosque of yazd was one of the historical masterpieces of Iran which memorials of various times left in every corner it & it is a porch in the heart of the desert & has been built over 100 years (3 era). The main bases of the mosque are considered to be made by the Sassanids & the mosque’s current building – due to the architectural style from two periods – belongs Azeri era.

The Dome building belongs to the ilkhanid epoch & it is believed that the head of the Rafi Mosque belongs to the Shahrokhian & Timurid era. Yazd’s central Mosque which shines like an unmatched pearl in entire yazd city, is located on the westside of Imam Khomeini Street & one of the old neighborhoods of the yazd.

Yazd’s Dolat abad Garden is one of five Iranian gardens named in the UNESCO World Heritage List & has an international reputation and holds the world’s tallest windwards which has a great architectural value. Design of Dolat Abad Garden is one of the most original and innovative designs of the whole Iranian garden. In fact, the garden includes 4 main buildings which 3 of them are still called the “Hashti”, “Tanabi Hall” & “the Sarda” exist & many winter rooms are still visible, But the rest of the buildings and even their courtyard is destroyed & only 40 thousand square meters of the entire garden remains.

The historical and architectural value of this garden made its name on the list of national monuments of Iran on 23th, Esfand 1346 (March 5, 2007) with register no 774. The Dolat Abad garden is a world-renowned masterpiece & It is listed as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Iranian gardens. One of the most beautiful governmental buildings of yazd is located in this garden.

Ziyaie School, also known as Alexander (Eskandar) Prison, is another historical monument in yazd city. The construction of this historical monument began in the 7th century (Solar Calendar) in 631 & ended in the 705. This work has been registered (With register no 770) as one of Iran’s national monuments on 23th, Esfand 1346 (March 1, 2009).

This building along with other ancient and historical monuments of this city are a priceless treasure which is responsible for preserving Iran’s & it’s people civilization, identity, history and culture. Ziyaie School is located in Imam Street and in Fahadan neighborhood (one of the oldest neighborhoods of yazd city) & in the laundry house Alley.

One of the other yazd’s attractions is the house of Tehrani which is owned by an Iranian merchant. The tehrani family lived about 250 years ago in this house & they were carpet merchants in yazd.

The beauty of the house is that it has long been used as an economic console by some European countries. Today, this house is considered as one of the yazd city’s attractions & as the first Iranian Museum Hotel in Yazd.

Markar Square & a clock right in the middle of Iran! Ferdowsi’s Clock is a large city clock which is located in yazd’s Markar Square, next to another set of Markar landmarks such as high school and orphanage.

These buildings are built at the personal expense of a Zoroastrian person & are available to the public. The history behind Markar’s clock dating back to 1313.

Khan Bath in Yazd is one of 100s of old baths in Iran that fortunately has survived from natural and historical disasters. It has been transformed into a beautiful café with a variety of Iranian cuisine and traditional Yazd’s cuisine for tourists in the historic yazd city.

Construction of this eye catching complex in yazd dates back to the time of Nasser Aldin Shah & the Khan bazaar is known as the longest and widest bazaar in Yazd & the materials which is used in it is clay. This valuable collection has been listed in the National Heritage List of Iran in 1382.

Seyed Rokn Aldin Monument is located in yazd Province (Yazd’s Great Mosque Street & more than 1M below Seyed Rokn Aldin Alley). This Iranian monument dates back to the 8th century (Solar Calendar) and has been registered as the Iranian National Monuments in 1314 with the register no 246.

Seyed Rokn Aldin Abol makarem Muhammad Qazi Hosseini Yazdi – Son of Qawam Aldin Muhammad bin Nizam – is from Sadat family in Yazd. This great scholar lived in Abu Sa’id Bahador Khan ruling era & is considered as one of the wisemans and rulers of that era.

This museum is Located in the yazd city on Kashani Street, in a garden with 8174M wide & this garden is just like a koshk. In this area, there is a large courtyard with a large pool in the middle of it. The building itself has rooms with mirror works & the hallways are nested. Its construction dates back to the first Pahlavi era.

In fact, The yazd Mirror Palace was built in the year 1320 by a banker named Sarrafzadeh to use it as a private guest house. Sarrafzadeh, a businessman & a lawyer at that time which began working in the house owned by his father & became familiar with the business. After a while learning the full-fledged currency exchange, he became independent and began his career.

Yazidian’s used towers and barracks to protect the lives of city dwellers from invading looters & enemies, so that, They could defend themselves against any attack.

Yazd towers and barracks belong to the Deylamian-Atabakian epoch & are located in Yazd, Gole Sorkh Street, Imam Khomeini, Malmir district & this work has been registered as one of Iran’s national monuments on 14th, Azar 1352 (December 5, 2009) with register no 956.

Aghazadeh’s house and its windmill belongs to the Qajar era & it is located in Abarkouh, Darvazeh neighborhood, Abarkouh Square & this work has been registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on 24th, Bahman 1375 (January 1, 2007) with register no 1838.

Since the year 1393, Rials notes have been published with a view of this historic house in Iran. This house belongs to Seyed Hossein Abarghouyi who was one of the wealthy persons of Abarkouh & it’s area is 820 square meters.

Kharangh’s Menar Jonban is the only clay Menar Jonban in the entire world which in this sense & age is a fierce competitor of Isfahan Menar Jonban – Due to it has tiles that make it uncompletely clay. Kharangh’s Menar Jonban is located on the northside of Ardakan’s great mosque which is older than the mosque itself. Even before the formation of Yazd, this minaret existed & is a spokesman for yazd’s history.

The early construction of the monastery of Kharanagh dates back to the Sasanian era, but its construction was completed during the Seljuk epoch. The monastery is a 4-storey caravan & also has two separate staircases for roundtrip. The minaret also has a spiral staircase that starts at 70 cm wide and ends at 40 cm & It is similar to one used in one of the minarets of the Yazd Mosque.

The water reservoir of Rostam Giv is related to the Qajar era & is located in yazd, on the Basij Boulevard & this work has been registered as one of the national monuments of Iran on 15th, Dey 1375 (January 23, 2007) with register no 1829. This reservoir is located on a flat plain of clay floors. The dome design of this warehouse is turnip shaped & has a cedar design

Using a carpet brick. With considering its location on the Basij Boulevard, it has become a beautiful tourist attraction.