Yazd

Bazaar Entrance, 19th century. This incredibly imposing bazaar entrance was an excuse for a magnificent display of ostentation. The bazaar itself is comparatively small, but the entrance is undoubtedly the grandest in Iran. The twin minarets rival those of the Jami' Mosque, while the entire facade is decorated with glazed titles and plaster stalactite vaulting. The wooden framework is decorated and carried during the procession for the mourning for Imam Husayn.