Dolat abad Garden in Yazd

The city of Yazd became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2017, and this provides a strong incentive to preserve some of its historical architecture. To survive the 40C summer heat of Yazd, a desert city in the heart of Iran, Yazd architects designed wind catchers. In their simplest form, wind catchers harness the cool breezes and redirect them downwards into the home. The wind-catcher is usually made in the summer-sitting part of the house which can reduce indoor temperatures by around 10 degrees. They also relate with the moisturizing elements such pond and garden. Alex, our guest from Swiss visited the tallest existing wind catcher in Iran in Dolat Abad Garden, a fantastic Persian garden inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.

Alex, our guest from Swiss visited the tallest existing wind catcher in Iran in Dolat Abad Garden

Ab-Anabr-e-Shesh Badgiri (cistern with six windward)

Most of cistern so called Ab-anbar which means water storage is a sustainable traditional water supply system in a hot arid regions and is a remarkable example of Iranian vernacular architecture. It is the traditional type of reservoir that was commonly built in pre-modern Iran. Yazd is known for its adobe architecture, Zoroastrian fire temples and tall structures known as badgirs, or wind-catchers, which in ancient times functioned as natural ventilation in large buildings. The city as the historical and desert part of the country contains several Ab-Anbar. These structures are usually located in the center of the city made up of main parts: the underground reservoir, the platform, and the dome and six wind catchers. Ab-Anabr-e-Shesh badgiri is one of the oldest water storage in Yazd which is located in the Tel district. The building has two entrances with 55 steps in the north and south. The most outstanding feature of this structure is the arch by brick facade and large roof water storage tank which was built by Haji Hussein Mirallah in 1379 AH. The ancient city of Yazd in central Iran has become the country's 22nd world heritage site.

Ab-Anabr-e-Shesh badgiri , Yazd, Iran

The long standing wind-towers of Yazd.

Baadgir (wind-catcher or wind tower) is the symbol of the charming Persian architecture in warm and desert cities of southern and eastern Iran, showing the intelligence of Persian architect masters. Wind-catchers are seen on the roof of the old houses in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Yazd, Abarkooh, Kerman, Kashan and Tabas. These small towers are constructed on the roofs to transfer the wind into the building. As a result, the house is cooled and freshened by the wind passed over a small pool, located right below the wind catcher, in the summer rooms of the house. Taking a nap in the house with naturally fresh air while outside the house is intensely hot, is a precious leisure!