Yazd-Dowlat Abad Garden / 2016

Dowlatabad Garden; the architectural jewel of Yazd is inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the picturesque Persian gardens. It is constructed over 200 years ago for different functions, and now it hosts many tourists who travel to Iran. Dowlatabad Garden (Dolat Abad Garden) is located in Yazd; a beautiful adobe city with many flourished arts and techniques. Many of the arts and techniques such as wood-work, Qanat, and wind catcher are manifested in this Garden. In the past, Qanat as an ancient system of providing water was applied to irrigate the great garden of Dowlatabad. Like many other Persian gardens such as Eram Garden or Shazdeh Garden, Dowlatabad has also a long pool. The pool is running through tall pine trees to reach the architecturally perfect mansion. The mansion is built based on an octagonal plan embracing an outstanding wind catcher (Badgir). The wind catcher is a Persian architectural element used to make natural ventilation in buildings located in arid areas. With a height of about 33 meters, the wind catcher of Dowlatabad is the tallest old wind catcher in the world.