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Yazd was visited by Marco Polo in 1272, who described it as a good and noble city and remarked its silk production. Isolated from any approach by a huge tract of monotonous desert, the vibrancy of Yard is invariably a surprise.

După ce a vizitat oraşul în 1272 Marco Polo l-a descris ca „bun şi nobil”, remarcând în special producţia sa de mătase.Strălucirea oraşului nu poate să nu te surprindă pentru că drumul monoton prin deşert până aici este dezolant

Recognized by UNESCO as holding one of the oldest architecture all over the world

Isolated from any approach by a huge tract of monotonous desert, the vibrancy of Yard is invariably a surprise

Amir Chakhmaq Square in Yazd, Iran is a public place for national events and religious customs. It is not a mosque. It was constructed in the 16th century and believed to be used to watch events in the square.

Piaţa Amir Chakhmaq Square din Yazd este piaţa publică unde se sărbătoresc evenimentele naţionale şi au loc ceremoniile religioase, în special Ashura. Complexul Amir Chakhmaq nu este o moschee ci un loc de unde se pot privi evenimentele festive care au loc în piaţă.

The word Yazd means feast and worship. The city of Yazd has resisted the modern urbanization changes and maintained its traditional structure.

there are wonderful views of the town and the surrounding desert landscape from the third-storey of Amir Chakhmaq Complex .

In the old city of Yazd, according to the UNESCO one of the oldest towns on earth, almost everything is made from sun-dried mud bricks, and the resulting brown skyline is dominated by the tall badgirs (windcatchers) on almost every rooftop.

În oraşul vechi din Yazd, pe care UNESCO îl considră unul dintre cele mai vechi oraşe de pe pământ, aproape totul este făcut din chirpici uscat la soare, şi rezultatul este un orizont cafeniu, dominat de turnuri de vânt (badgirs) înalte aproape pe fiecare acoperiş.

The existence of special ventilation structures, called Badgirs, on the roofs is a distinctive feature of the architecture of this city (A Badgir is a high structure on the roof under which, in the interior of the building, there is a small pool).

The geographical features of this region have made people developed special architectural styles.

For this reason, in the older part of the city most houses are built of mud-bricks and have domed roofs. These materials served as insulation preventing heat from passing through.

Any summer visitor to Yazd can hardly fail to appreciate the needed for cool air and for the proliferation of badgirs (windtowers), constructed to fulfil the need.

These ancient systems of natural air-conditioning, which can also seen in the towns and villages of the Persian Gulf coast, are designed to catch even the lightest breeze and direct it to the rooms below.

Sound: Homayoun Shajarian - Tasnife Ab Nan Avaz

Text: Internet

Pictures: Sanda Foi oreanuş

Nicoleta Leu

Arangement: Sanda Foi oreanuşwww.slideshare.net/michaelasanda

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