The Amir Chakhmaq complex takes its name from a Timurid governor of Yazd who, with his wife Fatemeh Khatun, endowed a mosque, bazaar, bathhouse and caravanserai here in the 15th century. Its most famous feature is the three-storey façade of recessed arches topped by two slender minarets, which faces a broad square with fountains.
In the square stands a giant wooden nakhl, a structure carried through the streets during the mourning ceremonies of Muharram. After sunset the arches are lit in gold and the square fills with families — climb to the upper level of the façade (when open) for a view over the rooftops and windcatchers.
Highlights
- The three-tiered façade of arches
- The giant wooden nakhl
- The square lit up at night
- Rooftop view from the upper gallery
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