Badgir (wind catcher) is a specialized building, constructed on the roofs of homes and other buildings for means of air conditioning. They are built above water storages and reservoir openings in order to cool the currents, as they flow through.
Wind catchers are recognized as the very earliest forms of air conditioning; especially useful in the hot Middle Eastern climate. The air flows down the thick brick walls of the towers and passed the cool reserves of water and into the rooms below.
Badgir is a symbol of classic Persian architecture, however they have now been built and can be seen all over the Middle East.
City: Yazd
Address: Dowlat Abad Garden, Dowlat Abad Blvd., Shahid Rajaei St.
Neighborhood: Ab Anbar – Jame Mosque of Yazd – Amichaqmaq Yazd – Takyeh Amir Chakhmagh – Moshi-al-Mamalek Hotel Garden
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