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Windcatcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A windcatcher (Badgir; بادگیر) is a traditional Persian architectural device used for many centuries to create natural ventilation in buildings. This is especially visible in ab anbars that use windcatchers. A small windcatcher (badgir) is called a "shish-khan" in traditional Persian architecture. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Badgir   (1006 words)

The vanishing mangh -DAWN Magazine; April 25, 2004 Iran’s wind-catchers, badgir in Persian, are said to be among the oldest in the world. Some of the badgirs used to have a small fountain at the basement through which the hot air cooled down and spread throughout the living rooms. The Iranian badgirs were usually a meter or two above the roof level and open from all the four sides ensuring air all year long. www.dawn.com /weekly/dmag/archive/040425/dmag9.htm   (1087 words)

Golestan Palace (IRAN) A good example is the Badgir monument that will be explained later. The construction of the monument dates back to the time that Badgir and Talar Almas was built. It was built during the reign of Fath Ali Shah (1797-1834). www.golestanpalace.ir /En_Site/collections/conser.htm   (1140 words)

Outward-looking houses The main part of this system is the very tall badgir (opposite) with a hieght of 33.35 m and an octagonal plan. The badgir's material again plays another role, the temperature differences between day and night is quite high in this climate, the day 35°C and night with 17°C, so they use this high fluctuation of temperature. The main part of this system is the very tall badgir with a hieght of 33.35 m and an octagonal plan. www.learn.londonmet.ac.uk /packages/clear/thermal/buildings/passive_system/passive_cooling/case_study/dowlat_abad.html   (672 words)

Iran Access Web Directories The most impressive part of the complex is a building with a ventilation structure (badgir) on the roof and a brook in the interior. The air passing through the badgir was conducted to the Flowing water to cool the interior. Being 33 meters high, this badgir is an architectural triumph. www.iranaccess.com /iraninfo/Cities/yazd.htm   (527 words)

Travel in Yazd - Iran - Culture - WorldTravelGate.net®-   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Doulat Garden: The residence of Karim Khan Zand, the former ruler with beautiful stained glass windows that was built in about 1750. It is famous for having the highest badgir (wind tower), 33m high (109 feet). Badgirs insure ventilation in the lower parts of a house and are made to catch the lightest breeze and direct it to underground room, which is necessary in hot summer. www.mideasttravelling.net /iran/yazd/yazd_culture.htm   (503 words)

Badgirs--Windcatchers | MetaFilter July 10, 2003 10:42 AM Badgirs (Farsi) or barjeels (Arabic) are windcatchers that work as low-tech air conditioners. Badgirs are built so that they can be opened to catch the wind from different directions, the air is then cooled as it travels down the tower, and in turn cools the rooms below. Or you could just stay in the Fairmont Dubai Hotel which is shaped like a huge badgir. www.metafilter.com /comments.mefi/26911   (1585 words)

The classical architecture of Iraq: The central-courtyard-house - made of clay bricks. With clay-construction not only the art and climatological advantages disappeared, but further architectural uses of natural conditions, especially the use of the northwest-trade-wind, that blows all through the summer, as natural and sustainable climatisation-engine. The badgirs caught the wind and led it through the cool cellar into the house. Not presented is here a second system, where the wind is not led into the cellar by pressure, but is sucking the hot air out of the living rooms, whereby replacing it by cooler air sucked in through the cellar. www.brainworker.ch /Irak/architecture.htm   (1061 words)

Travel to Iran, Yazd- attractions, hotels, tours   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) For this reason, in the older part of the city most houses are built of mud-bricks and have domed roofs. hese materials served as insulation preventing heat from passing through.The existence of special ventilation structures, called badgirs, on the roofs is a distinctive feature of the architecture of this city. (A badgir is a high structure on the roof under which, in the interior of the buiding, there is a small pool).The majority of the people live in urban areas. www.irantrip.com /Iran/Iran_Yazd_travel.htm   (503 words)

Golestan Palace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In the place of the old buildings modern 1950s and 1960s style commercial buildings were erected. "Emarat-e Badgir", or the so called "windcatcher emarate" is in the east section of the compound. A view of the Gulistan Palace's garden from Khalvat e Karimkhani. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Golestan_Palace   (411 words)

Bandar Abbas, I bet you didnt think It looked this nice - Page 2 - Irankicks Football Talk Those traditional "Badgir" worked as an air condition, before the air conditions were invented. Whichever the wind would blow, the wind would be tunneled in to the rooms. The houses used to have two kind of rooms, The ordinary rooms for winter and the ones with Badgir for summer. www.irankicks.com /ikboard/showthread.php?t=38270&page=2   (170 words)

Iranica Tours, Iranian Tour Operator Look out for the tall wind-towers (Badgirs) on rooftops, designed to catch even the lightest breeze and direct them to underground living rooms. This mildly interesting residence of the former ruler, Karim Khnn Zand, was built in about 1 750. It is renowned for having the highest Badgir in the old city, standing more than 33m high. www.iranicatours.com /yazd.htm   (424 words)

Dowlat Abad, Shish Badgir, Mosquée Chakhmaq - Voyage Iran Le badgir est visible de la route bien que le complexe soit situé une ou deux rues en retrait de Shahid Rajai str. Elle possède également un badgir, moins efficace que son voisin : question de taille certainement. Nous reprenons le taxi pour les Shish Badgir (6.000 Ri), taxi qui semble avoir de gros problèmes de direction (le chauffeur est obligé de tourner perpétuellement son volant pour arriver à garder la trajectoire). www.e-voyageur.com /carnet-voyage/iran/shish-badgir-22.htm   (874 words)

BADGIR Welcome to BADGIR, an on-line data archive at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. The archive is a cooperative venture organized by the Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) with contributions from the Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE) and the Data and Program Library Service (DPLS). If you would like to access the BADGIR data you must first complete a short registration form to obtain a username and password. nesstar.ssc.wisc.edu   (404 words)

Amazon.com: Profile For Jamal Khodakarami: Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) Chapter four assigns to the sun factor, orientation, shading, facades, openings and the roof. Chapter five is in the wind factor in air movement, air movement by pressure differential, the Claustrum, the wind-escape, the Malquf, and the Badgir. As the sixth chapter we can know in the sun factor in air movement, air movement by convection, the courtyard house, the Takhtabush and traditional city layout and climate. www.amazon.com /gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2XLJ818RN82NL   (656 words)

A Search for Cheetah Anarak, a beautiful little town, known for its old lead mine. 'Badgir' or traditional cooling towers and clay domes give the town its character. Ashin, once a major caravan stop between central and northern Iran, now almost deserted with only two inhabitants. www.aliparsa.com /cheetah/cheetah.html   (523 words)

Ameri House, Borujedri House, Madrasa Aga Bozorg - Voyage Iran La maison est reconnaissable à son énorme et unique badgir. La pièce située sous le badgir est en restauration : les multiples fresques aux couleurs chatoyantes donnent un air particulièrement rococo et criard sans aucune commune comparaison aux stucages beiges et classiques de l'extérieur. Pour monter sur le mur latéral permettant de s'approcher à 10 m du badgir, il faut passer par le bureau des tickets. www.e-voyageur.com /carnet-voyage/iran/maison-ancienne-11.htm   (1372 words)

Die klassische Architektur des Irak: Das Haus mit Innenhof - aus Lehmziegeln. Oft lagen vier dieser Räume wie Adlernester in den vier Ecken des Innenhofes. Durch den Dachaufbau, den Badgir, wurden die Passatwinde eingefangen und durch den kühlen Keller ins Haus geleitet. Hier nicht dargestellt ein zweites System, bei dem der Wind nicht in den Keller geleitet, sondern durch leewärtige Ausrichtung der Öffnung des Badgir die warme Luft aus den Wohnräumen abgesaugt, und durch kühlere, durch Fundament und Mauern gesaugte, ersetzt wurde. www.brainworker.ch /Irak/architektur.htm   (1145 words)

Yazd These materials served as insulation preventing heat from passing through. The existence of special ventilation structures, called badgirs, on the roofs is a distinctive feature of the architecture of this city. (A badgir is a high structure on the roof under which, in the interior of the building, there is a small pool.) members.fortunecity.co.uk /simin/yazd.htm   (864 words)

Stock Photography image of DUBAI : historic badgir , wind tower in the photo Stock Photography image of DUBAI : historic badgir, wind tower in the photo DUBAI : historic badgir, wind tower in the Bastikia Quarter, Bur Dubai ? If you want to send a purchase request, you need to log in or, if it is your first time, register. www.photographersdirect.com /buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=143931   (412 words)

Résultats de recherche Airbase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04) The ventilation structures called Badgirs were the most important means by which the interior was cooled. The wind-catcher operates according to the condition of the wind and sun radiation in the region. Due to high fluctuation of temperature differences between day and night in this climate and night time coldness, Badgir which is made with mud-brick, gets cool by radiation and convection. www.aivc.org /airbase/search-detail-airbase-001.asp?ID=100157   (350 words)

Thunder Tour & Travel Co.: Yazd The city of “Badgirs”- wind towers, or the ancient city of Yazd, in central Iran, is famous for its outstanding architecture. The ventilation structures called badgir were the most important means by which the interior became cool. These kind of architecture still can be seen in older part of the city, therefore, for this reason, Yazd is called the city of‘Badgirs” www.thundertour.com /yazd.htm   (240 words)

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DPLS Archive: Study of American Families, 1994 To analyze the data using BADGIR, users must be registered and have received an e-mail confirmation (first-time users may visit the BADGIR registration page to register). To view documentation and univariate statistics in BADGIR, no registration is needed. Note: SPSS syntax files are now available for download, included in the zipped data archive files. dpls.dacc.wisc.edu /SAF   (221 words)

Old City, Iran - Reviews of Old City - IgoUgo It consists of a vast mass of adobe (clay and straw) houses interwoven with a labyrinthine network of thin alleyways called kuchés and getting lost amongst these is an unmissable part of the Yazd experience. The rows of dull sun-dried mud-brick houses are interrupted only by the occasional brightly tiled mosque and high above them all tower the ever present badgir (wind-catchers). These massive towers capture even the slightest of breezes and funnel them down into the living quarters below as an early and much more environmentally friendly form of air-conditioning. www.igougo.com /travelcontent/journalEntryActivity.aspx?Mode=2&ReviewID=1178597   (418 words)

Wind-catcher: Let your house ventilate naturally - Ecofriend IT is a traditional Persian architectural device and is used for centuries to let the buildings ventilate naturally. This pressure gradient helps lift rising warmer air leaving the cooler air behind at the base. Join Instablogs Community for a free account to comment on this story. www.ecofriend.org /entry/wind-catcher-let-your-house-ventilate-naturally   (564 words)

Iran Daily - Panorama - 06/14/06 They believe that brochures and CDs featuring Iran’s sightseeing locations as well as TV commercials on regional and international satellites can help attract a greater number of foreign tourists particularly from the Persian Gulf states. The history of this water reservoir which has six wind towers (Shesh Badgir) stretches back to the Qajarid era. It is located in Tal neighborhood of the desert city of Yazd. www.iran-daily.com /1385/2585/html/panorama.htm   (1871 words)

A Ride to India across Persia and Baluchistán eBook On the beach the so-called town of Sonmiani—­a collection of dilapidated mud huts, over which two or three tattered red and yellow banners flutter in the breeze, and beneath which a small and shallow harbour emits a powerful odour of mud, sewage, and rotten fish. Every hut is surmounted by a “badgir,” or wind-catcher—­a queer-looking contrivance, in shape exactly like a prompter’s box, used in the summer heats to cool the interior of the dark, stifling huts. A mob of ragged, wild-looking Baluchis, with long, matted locks and gaudy rags, completes this dreary picture. www.bookrags.com /ebooks/10974/76.html   (596 words)

Bundelkhand River Side Hotel, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh The Phool Bagh has a Baradari in honour of Diwan Hardaul, who was poisoned by Rani of Raja Jujhar Singh, his brother. The Phool Bagh also has the Badgir Sawan Bhadon Towers. These cooling towers, which caught the prevailing wind, came to Orchha from their origin in Yazd in Iran www.nivalink.com /bundelkhand/activities.html   (635 words)

Ab-Anbar-e Rostam Giv Click on the "Add To Cart" link to add this photo to your cart or click on a keyword to find similar photos. yazd, ab-anbar-e rostam-giv, badgir, badgirs, wind, catchers, tower, towers, traditional, water, reservoir, wide-angle A Wind-Catcher (Badgir) of the 'Rostam Giv' water reservoir - 'Ab-Anbar-e Rostam Giv' www.iranpix.com /details.php?gid=130&sgid=&pid=711   (49 words)

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