Yazd city is the focal point for journeys, right in the center of Iran and almost entirely surrounded by deserts is the city of Yazd. Yazd is a location of puzzles and arts, the social and religious harmonies that invigorate Classic Iran.
Always Zoroastrians have been populous in Yazd, even now approximately ten percent of the town’s population adheres to this ancient religion. The architecture of Yazd is unique, combining an expansion of those graceful wind towers seen in central and southern Iran and enormous domes starting at ground level and also surmounted by air vents that act as protective roofs for deep water tanks. The whole town is the color of clay, as memorable as a time clock that takes you to the historical era.
Yazd Amir Chakhmaq Mosque
On no account should you miss the fifteenth-century Amir Chakhmaq, with a remarkable portal ornamented with stucco. The frieze on the portal has artistically very valuable calligraphy inscribed on it, according to which the mosque was built by the wife of Yazd commander Amir Chakhmaq, Bibi Fatemeh Khatun. Mir Chakhmaq is a 19th-century tiled edifice built to serve as a grandstand for the traditional play, or Ta’zieh, or special theater used for recording the martyrdom of the third Imam, Hossein. It also provided an imposing entrance to one of Yazd’s bazaars.
Atashkadeh
The most important Zoroastrian fire temple, Atashkadeh, is the sacred fire in a room behind a glass been burning since about 470 AD and transferred from its original site in 1940. This everlasting fire attracts Zoroastrians around the world.
Jame Mosque
Masjid-e Jame’, also known as the Friday Mosque, like so many important mosques, was the focus of a complex of buildings of various periods and styles in various states of conservation. There is no more impressive gateway in Iran than this great soaring 14-century edifice. Equipped by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, the portal’s facade is decorated from top to bottom in dazzling tilework, predominantly blue.
Towers of Silence
Dakhmeh (Towers of Silence): These are two impressive buildings on hills outside and near the town where the bodies of the dead Zoroastrians were put to the attention of passing vultures as long as any flesh remained on them. Three Towers of Silence are on top of three hills less than a kilometer out of the city.
Dowlat-Abad Garden
A Persian architecture outstanding jewel. Dowlatabad Garden is one of the 9 gardens inscribed as world heritage sites by UNESCO. Similar to other Persian gardens, there are mansions inside the Dowlat-Abad Garden each of which has a specific function. The mansion is surrounded by fruit trees such as pomegranates and grapes. For having the tallest wind catcher in Iran with 34 m height. After visiting other highlights of this desert city, having a pleasing evening time in this exquisite garden is an ideal choice.
