Ganjali Khan Bathhouse

Ganjali Khan Bathhouse

Ganjali Khan Bathhouse: Ganjali Khan was a brave commander in Safavid court. He was assigned as the governor of Kerman by King Abbas in 1005 AH. He was a wise man and a brave, wise governor. Kerman experienced a political, economical, and social stability during his reign due to his competence and potency. A public utility built by his order was the Ganjali Khan complex.

It is a historical tourist attraction of the city. The complex consists of a square, a mosque, a bath, a bazaar, a Sara, and other buildings. The most important building is a bath on the southern side of the square in the middle of the Big Bazaar. The bath was built in 1020 AH designed by Sultan Muhammad, an architect from Yazd.

Ganjali Khan Bath is an admirable collection of paintings, stalactite works, stucco-works, tile-works, and exquisite stone decorations. The bath is 26 meters long and 30 meters wide building that covers a 1300 square meters ground. It has a portal, entrance corridor, locker room, a space before the bath, a water pool, private baths, and the furnace. The bath became a museum since 60 years ago and was not used for bathing thereafter.

The Ganjali Khan Complex is a Safavid-era building complex, located in the old center of city of Kerman, Iran. The complex is composed of a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, an Ab Anbar, a mint, a mosque and a bazaar

Architecture
The complex covers an area of 11000 square meters and is centered on a large public square—ninety-nine meters by fifty-four meter—which is aligned with Vakil Bazaar running east-west to its south. The square is enveloped by bazaar arcades to the north, south and west and is flanked by the Ganjali Caravanserai to the east. The entrance to the Ganjali bathhouse is located along a section of Vakil Bazaar south of the square, known as Ganjali Khan Bazaar. The complex was built in Isfahani style of architecture

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