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Sunday, September 7, 2014

Silent Mountain by AliKordZadeh



This is Dakhme, Silent Towers, or Silent Mountains Of Yazd. This is where the burial ceremony of the "Zaroshtian Religion" in Yazd Takes place. This is the ancient area that contains (from right to left): 1). Under ground Water Storage or "Ghanat" with windcachter to cool the water in 40 degrees heat( naturally). 2). The Area for the guardian of the burial ceremony. 3). The Tower on the far where bodies where left on top to be eaten by voulchers to avoid contamination of the soil. via 500px http://j.mp/1rVn2Xo

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