Ali Qoli Aqa Bathhouse(Hammam)
Ali Gholi Agha, one of the high ranking court officials at the last Safavid king Shah Sultan Hussein, built a bath house, bazaar and mosque in the quarter with the same name.Ali Gholi Agha bathhouse (Hammam) is considered to be the most attractive in Iran. After renovation, it has been turned into an anthropology museum containing waxworks. The bathhouse has two parts, private and public.The decorations are polychrome tile and faience mosaic from the 17th century Safavid era but the murals are from the 19th century Qajarid and the 20th century Pahlavid dynasties. Bathhouse was used by both genders at different hours. The bathhouse consisted of two main sections; Sarbineh section or the cloak room of the bathhouse and Garmkhaneh section which was the pleasantly warm bathing place. This bathhouse had water pools with a desirable temperature and it had diving boards
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