The architecture of the bathhouse, its star-shaped skylights and its life as Kerman's anthropology museum.
On the southern side of the square, the Ganjali Khan Bathhouse is one of the most beautiful historic baths in Iran. Its octagonal dressing hall with stone platforms, richly worked domes and skylights that cast stars of light on the floor still silence every visitor.
From bathhouse to museum
After centuries of use, the bath became an anthropology museum in the 1970s. Wax figures in the dressing and hot halls recreate daily rituals — from the bath attendant to elders seated in the royal alcove.
The endowment's role
Working with heritage authorities, the endowment office monitors humidity, restores the seven-colour tiles and improves the visitor route so this treasure survives for future generations.
