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The ancient town of Yazd in Iran was inducted as a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2017 for its historical layout of traditional mud structures. Comprising nearly 700 hectares, it is the most comprehensive in the world that still exists today. The town is a complex web of residential, commercial structures with specific adaptations for the desert climate such as alley sunshades and windtowers or 'badgir.' The badgir (‘bod-gear’) windcatcher design, which was also present in ancient Egypt, features one, four, or eight sides (Yazd has all four or eight-sided) that collect wind through multiple openings, directing it down a chimney-like shaft and out an opening at the bottom within the dwelling itself. In this picture taken from the skies you can see the badgir towers with grills on top of some prominent structures. The influence of basic badgir architecture can even be found in modern structures today. On a trip to Zion National Park I noticed the visitor center featured a windtower design as well!