Iran / Yazd Amir Chakhmaq Complex Part 38
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The Amir Chakhmaq Complex (Persian: مجموعه میدان امیرچقماق )is a prominent structure in Yazd, Iran, noted for its symmetrical sunken alcoves. It is a mosque located on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionery. At night, the building is lit up after twilight hours after sun set with orange lighting in the arched alcoves which makes it a spectacle.During the Iran-Iraq War and the Iraq wars with the United States and Afghanistan, many Iraqis and Afghanis have come to inhabit the Amir Chakhmaq Square.
The mosque is located on a square of the same name, named after Amir Jalaleddin Chakhmaq, a governor of Yazd during the Timurid dynasty (15th-16th century CE). Separate living areas for Iraqis and Afghanis are nearby. The complex is situated opposite what was the Yazd Water Museum.
The prominent structure has a three-storey elaborate façade of symmetrical sunken arched alcoves.It is the largest structure in Iran. In the centre are two very tall minarets. The spiral staircase in one of the two minarets is said to create a feeling of claustrophobia, while it provides views of Yazd. At night, the building is lit up with orange lighting in the alcoves which makes it a spectacle. The complex also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water well, and a confectionary. The bathhouse, in the front of the building is around 600 years old.Arcades have been added recently on the flanks to provide safety from traffic. Only the first floor above the ground level is accessible. There is a shopping complex in the basement of structure. This is a grand structure of which many innocents souls spent their lives.The complex includes the three-storey tekyeh which used to commemorate the death of Hussein ibn Ali. In the corner of the tekyeh, there is a nakhl, described as a strong, wooden object with very large metal fixtures and studs. It was venerated during the Shiite commemoration festival of Ashura.
Amir-Chaghmaq Square, according to Dr. Vahdat Zad, an architectural historian who has worked extensively on the spatial aspects of the square, was built in the 15th century by Jalal-al-Din Amir-Chakhmaq, the governor of Yazd in the Timurid era. This square was established on the north side of an important mosque called the Old Mosque, known today as Amir-Chakhmaq Mosque. According to Vahdat Zad, the mosque was also founded by Amir-Chakhmaq between 1418 and 1438. The same year the mosque was inaugurated, Haj Qanbar Jahanshahi, who was the subsequent governor, constructed a bazaar and caravanserai at the sides of the square.Many parts of the complex deteriorated until the 18th century in the Safavid era, when Bahador Khan Shams Yousef Meibodi renovated some parts and reconstructed the caravanserai in the same location.The complex again encountered erosion until the late 19th century when, according to Vahdat Zad, the Tekyeh was built by Abu-al-Qasim Rashti at the entrance of the bazaar.Wikipedia
Markar Clock Tower Timelaps
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The Markar Clock Tower also known as Borj-e Sa'at-e Markar (Persian: برج ساعت مارکار) is the historical clock tower in Yazd, Iran.
In 1934, Yazd Municipality decided to construct a building as a memorial of the well-known Iranian poet, Hakim Abol-Ghasem Ferdowsi. It was first built in Pahlavi Square but then they destructed it and decided to change its location. In 1936, a new place (Markar Square) was determined for it and the constructing project was officially started and took six years to be completed. The tower was called Markar to respect its Indian builder, Pashootan Ji Dusabhai Markar, who was also a Zoroastrian. He was a generous rich man who devoted his own money to build Markar Complex, which included a school and an orphanage as well as a clock.
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Iran/Hamadan Esther& Mordecai Part 89
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Esther& Mordecai:
Esther,born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther.
According to the Hebrew Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally identified with Xerxes I during the time of the Achaemenid empire. Her story is the basis for the celebration of Purim in Jewish tradition.King Ahasuerus (Xerxes I) held a 180-day feast in Susa (Shoushan). While in high spirits from the wine, he ordered his queen, Vashti, to appear before him and his guests to display her beauty. But when the attendants delivered the king's command to Queen Vashti, she refused to come. Furious at her refusal to obey, the king asked his wise men what should be done. One of them said that all the women in the empire would hear that The King Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not. Then these women would despise their husbands, which would cause many problems in the kingdom. Therefore it would be prudent to depose Vashti.
Many beautiful maidens were then brought before the king in order that he might choose a successor to the unruly Vashti. The King chose Esther, an orphan daughter of a Benjaminite named Abihail. Esther was originally named Hadassah, meaning myrtle. She had spent her life among the Jewish exiles in Persia, where she lived under the protection of her cousin Mordecai.When Cyrus gave permission for the exiles to return unto Jerusalem, she stayed with Mordecai. Many beautiful maidens were then brought before the king in order that he might choose a successor to the unruly Vashti. The King chose Esther, an orphan daughter of a Benjaminite named Abihail. Esther was originally named Hadassah, meaning myrtle. She had spent her life among the Jewish exiles in Persia, where she lived under the protection of her cousin Mordecai. When Cyrus gave permission for the exiles to return unto Jerusalem, she stayed with Mordecai.
Mordecai was the son of Jair, a Benjamite, who had been carried into captivity together with Jeconiah by Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon. Mordecai became chief minister of Ahasuerus and lived in the Persian capital of Susa. One day, while sitting at the gate of the king's palace, Mordecai overheard a plot of two eunuchs, Bigthan and Teresh, to kill the king. Having informed the king through Esther of the conspiracy, Mordecai brought about the execution of the two conspirators, and the event was recorded in the royal chronicles.Wikipedia…
Iran AIC co. made Industrial Alumina Ceramic manufacturer, Ardakan county توليدكننده سراميك صنعتي
November 2, 2017 (Persian calendar 1396/8/11)
Yazd province (استان يزد)
Ardakan county (شهرستان اردكان)
Ardakan Industrial Ceramics (A.I.C) Company was registered in 1995 through Ehyaa Sepahan Industries and Mining Complex Company, becoming operational in 1997.
This company is one and only manufacturer of alumina-based industrial ceramics and the largest of silicate-based industrial ceramics in IRAN became operational and found its way into the world markets, becoming a success over the first decade and maintaining its superiority of product quality using the expertise, commitment and perseverance of their management, specialists and workers.
Production capacity increased in a three-stage expansion project from 1,200 to 7,000 metric tons annually. The honor of winning over 30 quality achievement and customer satisfaction certificates locally and abroad as well as international certificates along with establishing an Integrated Management System (I.M.S.) are proof of continuing struggle of the company in realizing its superior goals.
We never fail to appreciate the vital role of customer satisfaction and loyalty, striving to produce and supply products in accordance with the customers'' demands, using superior quality, advanced technologies, participative management, and cooperation of science and research centers as well as a mechanized and flexible production process.
Today we take pride in having A.I.C. established for industrial ceramics as a superior unique manufacturer in local industries and a well-reputed company of good standing abroad.