How Kermanis kept water cool in the heart of the desert.
The Ganjali Khan cistern, with its great dome and tall windcatchers, is a brilliant example of vernacular water engineering. The towers drive cool air into the reservoir while the thick dome keeps the water cool through Kerman's burning summers.
For years it supplied the neighbourhood's drinking water, and endowment income paid for its cleaning and upkeep.
The architecture of the bathhouse, its star-shaped skylights and its life as Kerman's anthropology museum.
A look at the complex's mint, today a coin museum.
The complex's small turquoise-domed mosque hosts religious ceremonies and Quran gatherings.
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