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Richard Stone | profile | all galleries >> Middle East >> Iran >> Yazd and surrounds, Iran >> Meybod, Pigeon Tower tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Meybod, Pigeon Tower


Ingenious as ever, Iranians have harvested pigeon guano for centuries by building specially made towers for the pigeons to roost in.

Meybod's Pigeon Tower is one of the biggest and the best. The pigeons are gone and the pigeon alcoves reveal a distinctly surreal and appealing architecture.

Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran
Pigeon Tower, Meybod near Yazd, Iran