bazar-e bozorg, isfahan october 2007.
“all along the main arteries of the bazaar you find khans, mosques, and auxiliary spaces.
I don’t know the age of this one, except that the extraordinary lightness of its vaults suggests a comparatively new date, post 1700.
the lanterns above the domes limit the direct sunlight yet allow ventilation. along with a shallow pool below, they make up a simple climate control or even air conditioning called a bad-gir (and not a bad girl, as I first misread it).
the bad-girs or wind catchers are much more developed and monumental in desert towns like yazd - and while the desert is all around isfahan, the river and nearby mountains help stabilize temperatures somewhat and the bad-girs here are discreet.”
(by seier+seier)
