A restoration plan for the Tabriz Bazaar has won one of the five Aga Khan Awards for Architecture. The award was established by international business magnate Aga Khan IV in 1977 to honour architectural concepts that successfully address the needs and aspirations of Islamic societies in the fields of contemporary design, social housing, community development and improvement, restoration, reuse and area conservation, as well as landscape design and improvement of the environment.
The Tabriz Bazaar, one of the main trade centres on the Silk Road, was registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List in August 2010. The bazaar comprises 23 caravanserais, 22 corridors, 20 malls, 28 mosques, 8 madrasahs, 5 bathhouses, 2 icehouses, and a zurkhaneh – a traditional Iranian sports club.
