Another intriguing and historical place for sightseeing in Yazd-Iran is Alexander prison or Izaiyah school. In this section we will tell you something about the places such as Yard, pit and porches of monument in brief. Zia-Odin Hosseini Razi started to build this building in 831 A.H and after that his sons Moj-Odin Hasan and Sharaf-Odin Ali completed that. You may ask why this building has two names. people of that age had changed its utilization. You will observe these parts if you visit this monument:
- Yard
- Porches
- Pit
- Dome house
Yard
This complex which date back to 7th century A.H, at first used to be a prison, after years people changed its utilization from prison to school and This is why it has two names.
Porches
Now his monument is eight centuries old. There is a yard in that and There are three porches in this yard.
Pit
There is also a 2-meter-diameter pit in the middle of the yard. This pit has 5 meters depth, and a staircase is a narrow way for getting under the ground beneath the pit.
Dome house
A dome house with special architecture is in another corner of the yard. A dome house with height dome which architects made it with raw brick and there is no tiling in it. There is an intriguing story about this historical place. Alexander prison or Ziaeeyeh school of Yazd. Native citizens attribute this monument to Alexander the Great. They believe that Alexander came to this place and used there as a prison. However, there is not enough document to deduce.
