YAZD OLD FORT

Authors

  • Mohammad Foroozani

Abstract

Yazd Old Fort has amazing Persian architecture and international heritages. In this historic district (100 Hec.) some pages of Persian history book can be observed. All streets and approaches are built by considering 'climatic" 'defence' and 'socio-economic' conditions. In building houses, orientation, local possibilities, old streets, structure, local technology and materials were taken into account. In this paper we are going to demonstrate the 'Yazd Old Fort' in detail.

Keywords:

old tissue, subterranean canal, sunkenyard

How to Cite

Foroozani, M. (1993) “YAZD OLD FORT ”, Periodica Polytechnica Architecture, 37(1-4), pp. 59–72.

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