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Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda's house
One of the old houses of the Zoroastrian neighborhood in Yazd. According to the inscription on the stone plaque above the entrance: “In August (or September) of 2011, the children of Kaykhusraw Kadkhuda endowed this house in his memory to the Zoroastrian Society of Yazd, so that it can be used for charitable and religious matters.” The entrance hall leads on one side to a room and on the other to the large main courtyard of the house. As one enters the courtyard, the “piskam mas”(or main open salon), used for ceremonial purposes, is located to the left.
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Mir Sayyid ‘Ali Jinab's house
Muhammad Husayn Mirza, the father of Saltanat Khanum (the wife of Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab, known as Shazdah Jan), built this complex of connected yards and residential buildings about two hundred years ago in a neighborhood in Isfahan. One of the alleys still carries Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab's name. However, all of the buildings and yards have since been divided into modern residences and sold. As of the date of this documentation (2015), Mir Sayyed Ali Jenab (the owner of this collection and the grandson of Saltanat Khanum and Mir Sayyid 'Ali Jinab) continues to live in one of the residences,...
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Varjavand's house
An old house belonging to the Varjavand family in the Khalaf Khan‘ali neighborhood of Yazd, including a plan and photographs of different sections of the house.