Bazaar of Kashan is an old bazaar in the center of the city of Kashan. It is thought to have been built in the Seljuk era with renovations during the Safavid period. The bazaar has a famous architecture, especially in the Timche-ye Amin od-Dowleh section, where a large light source was built in the 19th century. The bazaar is still in use and has a total length of several kilometers. In the complex of the bazaar next to the main bazaars there are several mosques, tombs, squares, arcades, baths and water reservoirs, each built in a different period.
I am Maarten Verhees. The focus of my photographs is on the variation of architecture, animals and people. I try to capture the essence of local places in photographs... Read more…