His and hers door knockers, Yazd, Iran. The masculine door knocker is rigid and heavy that makes a strong sound. People inside the house wil be informed that a man is behind the door. The feminine door knocker is curly and ring like and makes a lighter sound. It informs the people inside the house that a woman is behind the door. This system is in place due to the Islamic custom that women should be private from men except their intimate ones.
The grand iwan of the Jameh Mosque of Yazd is crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, and the portal’s facade is decorated from top to bottom in dazzling tile work.
A woman wearing a chador walks past the blue tile work of the the Jameh Mosque of Yazd, Iran
The grand iwan and Muqarnas of the mosque
The Jameh Mosque of Yazd, courtyard
Geometrical timber work, The Jameh Mosque of Yazd
The Jameh Mosque of Yazd (Persian: Masjid-e-JÄmeh Yazd) is the grand, congregational mosque (JÄmeh) of Yazd, Iran. Built 12-14th Century. The grand iwan of the mosque is crowned by a pair of minarets, the highest in Iran, and the portal’s facade is decorated from top to bottom in dazzling tile work, predominantly blue in colour.
Mural text reads “Martyrdom is the art of the men of God”. Imam Khomeini” and “Generals Shiroodi and Keshvari”
Mural commemorating martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran (notice two windows in the wall)
Mural text reads “The Martyr Pilots of IRI Army Aviation: Major-General Mansour VatanPour, Major-General Seyed Shahrokh Azin”,
Mural commemorating martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran
Obscured English text reads “Down with USA & Israel. His excellency the leader: Imam Khomeini’s followers are always supporting Palestinians and fight their enemies”
Mural commemorating martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran
Mural commemorating martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war, Tehran
Murals commemorating martyrs of the Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) Tehran, Iran, 2008. Please let me know if you can help translating the Farsi in the images above where no translation is shown.
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