The windcatcher (Badgir) is ancient Persian architecture for natural air conditioning, using wind to cool buildings without electricity - sustainable design from antiquity.
This day
24 Ordibehesht 2585
24 Ordibehesht 2585 Shahanshahi — equivalent to 24 Ordibehesht 1405 Shamsi and 2026-05-14 Gregorian. Today's occasion, a cultural insight, and a classical Persian verse.
24 Ordibehesht 2585 in the Shahanshahi calendar falls on Thursday — equivalent to 24 Ordibehesht 1405 Shamsi and 2026-05-14 Gregorian.
- Shahanshahi
- 24 Ordibehesht 2585
- Shamsi
- 24 Ordibehesht 1405
- Gregorian
- 2026-05-14
Cultural insight
Verse of the day
عقل و عشق این هر دو همقدماند چشم و دل این هر دو همدماند
“Reason and love walk together Eye and heart are companions”
— Nezami
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