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Haj Kazem Water Reservoir, Qazvin This reservoir is located in Tabriz Avenue. It has 37 steps cut out of stone as well as two water taps. It has a flat roof. In the past there were four air-vents but today there is only one. The air vent and entrance of the structure is adorned with tiles and brick. The same was constructed by Haj Kazem in the year 1256 A.H. Kabir Jame' Mosque Water Reservoir, Qazvin This reservoir is to the north of the Kabir Jame' Mosque of Qazvin. It dates back to the late 11th century A.H. An inscription in the structure has been carved on a marble tablet in the Nasta'liq script. Khan Water Reservoir, Qazvin The same is located on Imam Street of Qazvin and was constructed in 1177 A.H. It was repaired and completed in 1251 A.H. The structure is made of marble and has been adorned with poetical verses in the 'Nasta'liq' script. Laloo Water Reservoir, Qazvin This structure is located in Saadi St. of Qazvin, and opposite the Aqa Bazarcheh. It is a relic of the 1224 A.H. A small marble tablet reveals a poetic verse which has been affixed on the entrance. Safa Bath, Qazvin This bath is located in Molavi Avenue in Qazvin and has two separate chambers for ladies and gents. It was built in 1259 A.H. by "Haji Hassan Ebne Haji Abdollah Tabrizy". Around the pool there are four stones in a cupped form, as well as the four marble lions with dervish embossed cups (Kashkool) on their backs. Among the canals of stone there is a platform. The domed ceiling of the clock room is supported by eight beautiful columns. The hot chamber has a pillared domed ceiling too. Generally the clock room, private chambers, the bathing vicinity and plinth of the bath as well as ponds and pools are constructed of polished marbles. There is a pool located to the west side of the bath. Materials used in this construction are stone, brick, marble and mortar. Sardar-e-Kuchak Water Reservoir, Qazvin This water reservoir is opposite to the mosque and school of Sardar in Qazvin. The reservoir has 37 steps with plinths of stone and 4 water taps. The ceiling of which has 4 domes and 4 air ventilators .The external facade of the structure is adorned with bricks and tile works. Shah Abbasi Bath, Takestan This bath is related to the Safavid era located in Takestan and comprises of three sections which include a clock room, hot house, and the water pool or Khazineh. The hot chamber is an octagonal structure with four areas for bathing. In its center is on octagonal large pool constructed of stone. Zargarah Water Reservoir, Qazvin This water reservoir located in Zargarah Alley of Imam St. dates back to 1245 A.H. It has an inscription in Nasta'liq script painted in white within a violet background. Other Old Public Baths and Water Reservoirs, Qazvin These are as follows: the Akhoond Bath. Sarem Lashgar and Vazir Bath in the Akhoond locality; Amini Bath in Ferdowsi Ave.; Amjad in Sepah Ave.; Balaqi Bath near to the mosque and Heydariyeh School; Saeed to the east of the Saado Saltaneh Market; Qooshe in Sekeh Sharihan locality; Mirza Rahim in Panbe Riseh locality near the Haji Rahim Bath (for men and women) in Haj Mohammad Rahim in the Bazarcheh,Yazdi, Dimaj, near the Maasoom's Bazarcheh; Haj Mirza Karim bath in Panjeh Ali School's Aalley. The water reservoirs are: the Hakim Water Reservoir behind the Qazvin market; Sardare Bozorg Panje-Ali in Qazvin Ave., Haji Baba Khatib behind the Ma'sooms Bazarcheh; Haj Molla Aqa opposite the school and mosque of Haj Molla Aqa Karim; Shishegar in Dar-e- Kooshk; and the Yakhchal water reservoir in Yakhchal Alley in Qazvin. |
