The Amir Chakhmaq Complex is a prominent structure in Yazd, known for its symmetrical recessed alc. It is a mosque on a square of the same name. It also contains a caravanserai, a tekyeh, a bathhouse, a cold water spring and a confectionery. At night the building is illuminated at dusk hour after sunset with orange lights in the arched niches making it a spectacle. During the war between Iran and Iraq and the wars in Iraq with the United States and Afghanistan many Iraqis and Afghans came to live in Amir Chakhmaq Square.
I am Maarten Verhees. The focus of my photographs is on the variation of architecture, animals and people. I try to capture the essence of local places in photographs... Read more…