Kasnaviyeh Dovecote Tower
Yazd, Iran
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
The Kasnaviyeh Dovecote Tower, located in Yazd, Iran, is a Safavid-era structure built of adobe and mud that rises to 15.4 meters in height. Designed to house pigeons, this tower exemplifies the traditional dovecote architecture of the region and is recognized as an Iranian National Heritage site, reflecting the cultural and architectural significance of such structures in Safavid-period Persian cities.
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- Type
- tower, dovecote, cultural property
- Materials
- adobe, mud
- Heritage
- Iranian National Heritage
- Height
- 15.4 m
- Place
- Yazd, Iran
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