... ’s much cooler too – 25,000 Rial well spent (NZ$4). We finally ventured out to the ZoroastrianFireTemple (Ateshkadeh) with Dave and Nic, where the sacred flame has been burning since 470AD. Apparently, it’s a full ...
... . Our next Zoroastrian site after our visit to the Towers of Silence was the Ateshkadeh or Sacred Eternal Flame housed in the FireTemple of Yazd. It is said that the fire has been kept alight since AD 470. The FireTemple is an arched, rather ...
... at home. Yazd has many interesting sights, especially the magnificent Jameh Mosque, Amir Chakhmaq Complex, Alexander’s Prison and Ateshkadeh (ZoroastrianFireTemple – the fire is said to be burning since AD 470). However the highlight was a ...