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View of the entrance portal, from the bazaar.
Interior view of the baths, central pool in hot room.
Interior view of the baths, cold room.
Interior view of the baths, square pool in hot room.
Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in hot room.
Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in cold room.
North-south section of the baths, cutting through the bazaar entry, disrobing room, cold room, warm room, and water reservoir, with heating chambers for the hot room seen beyond
Interior view of the baths, hot room
Interior view of hot room, washing area with square pool and wax mannequins
Interior view; resting area with tile dado and polygonal niche, with wax mannequin

Hammam
Kerman, Iran

Built in 1631, the Ganj-i Ali Baths are located on the southern side of Ganj-i Ali Square, off a section of Vakil Bazaar known as Bazar-i Ganj-i Ali Khan. It is composed of a disrobing room, cold room and hot room, all covered with domes carried on squinches.

The baths were converted into an ethnological museum in 1971.

Source:

"Ganj-?Ali Khan." Encyclopedia Iranica [Accessed March 20, 2005]

Hillenbrand, Robert. Studies in Medieval Islamic Architecture Vol. II, 497-498, 522, 539, 577-578. London: Pindar Press, 2006.
Location
Kerman, Iran
Associated Names
Kerman
place
Part of Site
Ganj-i 'Ali Khan Complex
Ganj-i 'Ali Khan Complex
Kerman, Iran
Events
1611/1020 AH
Style Periods
Safavid
1501-1722
Variant Names
Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan
Variant
Hammam of Ganj 'Ali Khan
Variant
Building Usages
hammam
baths
museum
public/cultural
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Hammam
Kerman, Iran
Built in 1631, the Ganj-i Ali Baths are located on the southern side of Ganj-i Ali Square, off a section of Vakil Bazaar known as Bazar-i Ganj-i Ali Khan. It is composed of a disrobing room, cold room and hot room, all covered with domes carried on squinches.

The baths were converted into an ethnological museum in 1971.

Source:

"Ganj-?Ali Khan." Encyclopedia Iranica [Accessed March 20, 2005]

Hillenbrand, Robert. Studies in Medieval Islamic Architecture Vol. II, 497-498, 522, 539, 577-578. London: Pindar Press, 2006.
Location
Kerman, Iran
Images & Videos
View of the entrance portal, from the bazaar.
Bam. Arg-i Bam. View of the entrance portal, from the bazaar.
35 mm slide
Interior view of the baths, central pool in hot room.
Kerman. Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan. Interior view of the baths, central pool in hot room.
35 mm slide
Interior view of the baths, cold room.
Kerman. Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan. Interior view of the baths, cold room.
35 mm slide
Interior view of the baths, square pool in hot room.
Kerman. Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan. Interior view of the baths, square pool in hot room.
35 mm slide
Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in hot room.
Kerman. Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan. Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in hot room.
35 mm slide
Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in cold room.
Kerman. Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan. Interior view of the baths, dome and squinches in cold room.
35 mm slide
North-south section of the baths, cutting through the bazaar entry, disrobing room, cold room, warm room, and water reservoir, with heating chambers for the hot room seen beyond
IMG08947
architectural drawing
Interior view of the baths, hot room
IMG08948
B & W print
Interior view of hot room, washing area with square pool and wax mannequins
IMG11127
35 mm slide
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Associated Names
Kerman
place
Part of Site
Ganj-i 'Ali Khan Complex
Ganj-i 'Ali Khan Complex
Kerman, Iran
Events
1611/1020 AH
Style Periods
Safavid
1501-1722
Variant Names
Hamam-e Ganj Ali Khan
Variant
Hammam of Ganj 'Ali Khan
Variant
Building Usages
hammam
baths
museum
public/cultural
Terms of use
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