Visit One Of The Oldest Bathhouses – Sultan Amir Ahmad
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One of the most ancient bathhouses is located in Iran and was built back in 16th century, during the reign of the Safavid empire.
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The public bathhouse is known not for the waters and healing features, but for its outstanding architecture, stunning mosaics and painted ceilings. It is one of the most well preserved architectural masterpieces in Iran nowadays. The name of the bath comes from Sultan Amir Ahmad, as his mausoleum is located just next to the bath, though there is not too much information about his personality.
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While usually the bathhouses are designed for washing, swimming and healing people, Iran has been a bit different and the main goal of such structures was to bring people together, the place where you could talk and socialize. That's why you won't find here like a main bathing area, but a dressing gall instead – a relaxing place for bathers to lounge and talk.
There is a main washing area, known as Garmkhaneh, and it consists of number of private hot tubs and baths. It is connected to the dressing hall by special corridors with huge numbers of turns, in order not to mix the hot and cold air between the two places.
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One of the most significant and outstanding places in the bathhouse is its interior, which is decorated with golden tiles, brickwork and colossal paintings. The roof of the bathhouse is another beautiful piece, decorated with multiple domes, glasses in order to provide perfect lights inside.
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Such bathhouses has been very important in Islamic religion, as there is a ritual of reaching purity though washing the body, which used to be a requirement for the religion. And even though now most of the houses have showers and baths, there are few more public bathhouses available on the territory for both locals and tourists. Explore this world with Vacations Cruise Travels.
