Fig. 8
From: Local seismic culture in Iranian vernacular architecture: evidence from Yazd earthen architecture
Techniques used to lightening the building weight and lowering its centre of gravity: (a) a schematic view of Konou (Source: Fakhar Tehrani 1998), (b) Konou in the vault transversal direction, (c) thick Konou in the vault transversal direction, (d) Konou in the vault longitudinal direction, (e) combination of Konou and Sandoghe-chini, and (f) Sandoghe-chini upon the fence walls (Source of b-f: the authors)