about Ganjali Khan
Complex in Kerman province
(in IRAN)
Ganjali Khan was one of the famous rulers during the reign of
Shah Abbas. As the ruler of Kerman province he constructed many
monuments and buildings. Ganjali Khan complex is composed of a
school, a square, a caravanseray, a public bath, a water
reservoir, a mint house, a mosque and a bazaar. A number of
inscriptions laid inside the complex indicate the exact date
when these places have been built
Out of Ganjali Khan complex, the Khan public bath located in the
grand bazaar of Kerman serves as an anthropology museum today
and attracts an increasing number of Iranian and foreign
tourists. This is a unique work of architecture with beautiful
tile works, paintings, stuccos, and arches.
The bath rendered service no later than 60 years ago. In the
closet section and main yard of the bath there are many statues
which are unbelievably interesting. These statues were designed
at Tehran University`s faculty of fine arts in 1973 and then
transferred to this museum.
This complex has been built during the Safavid era (1499 - 1723
AD) enjoying a modern architectural style of the time. This bath
is an association of architecture and application of an array of
constructional materials in an appropriate space with totally
popular approaches. The architect of the bath and the complex is
a master from Yazd city named Mohammad Sultani
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