Yazd Water Museum

Yazd Water Museum is a spectacular attraction in the windcatcher city which takes you to a fascinating journey in history. This museum is a treasure in Kolah Duz house who can see the water supplies, tools, and documents. Also, learn that ancestors to use the water.

The water museum is located in the historical city of Yazd and is situated near the Amir Chakhmaq Square. This museum is settled in one of the old and beautiful houses in Yazd. Yazd Water Museum is one of the best water museums in the world. This museum is a place to watch the history of several thousand years of water in Iran.

What distinguishes the Yazd Water Museum from other water museums is the passage of a hundred-year-old qanat, which served the needs of the people once upon a time.

In the five floors of this museum, you can watch various works on water and how to use it in the past. The house was built on the orders of the Hajj Seyyed Ali Akbar Kolah Duz, a merchant of the Qajar era, between 1266 and 1269. This land of the building is about 720 square meters and has five floors:

• First floor

This level is considered the lowest floor of the house and runs through the two qanats of Rahim Abad and Zarach. Today the Zarach qanat is still active, with more than 2000 years old and 75 km length.

• Second floor

The second floor is a riffle (Part of any water structure that has the lowest bezel.). riffle is also considered a place for washing dishes and clothes. The riffle of this building is located at a depth of 10 meters and is octagonal. In the past, this place has been a great place to hold food. In the past, the flow of the qanat through this part made it colder than other parts. Food storage was also done in a specific way. At that time, they placed the food on a wooden plate and hung it in the air and on the ground.

• Third floor

On the third floor, we get to the basement, which has many rooms and corridors, and most of the hot summer days used.

• Fourth Floor

On the fourth floor, we face the ground floor, where Panj Dari rooms, a hall, Sash window room, a kitchen and, a living room for the servants of the house are located.

• Fifth floor

The fifth floor includes the roof of the house, which is called the House Well and the Well Wheel can be seen. Through Well Wheel, they removed water from the qanat and used it for daily consumption.

Another feature of the Kolah Duz house is its stucco. House stucco is flowers, plants, and animals, and have a special face to the building.

• What is the best time to go?

Yazd's climate is so hot and dry. If you are planning to travel to this ancient city, it is best to go there in late winter to early spring. This museum is open from 8 am to 7 pm.

• Getting there?

To access this attraction, you can use the buses on the Quran Gate line - the Shohadaye Mehrab or the Besat intersection - the railway and get off the Shohada intersection and reach to the museum with a little walk.