The square
Arcades on three sides.
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The Ganjali Khan Complex is a group of Safavid-era buildings in the old centre of Kerman, with a school, a square, a caravanserai, a bathhouse, a water reservoir, a mint, a mosque and a bazaar. It lies about 35 km in a straight line from Shazdeh Garden in Mahan. It was built by Ganj Ali Khan, who governed Kerman, Sistan and Kandahar from 1596 to 1621 under Shah Abbas the Great, and designed by the architect Mohammad Soltani of Yazd. Inscriptions inside give the dates of its parts. The complex covers 11,000 square metres around a large public square, 99 by 54 metres, framed on three sides by arched bazaar arcades with the caravanserai on the east. Blue tiles and brick ornament decorate the fronts, and in the bazaar spice and craft shops sit beneath brick domes. The bathhouse is now a museum, so check its hours. The bazaar is busy, so keep your belongings close. The UK Foreign Office currently advises against all travel to Iran and warns that British nationals risk detention, so check official guidance before making any plans. We could not confirm the current state of this site.
Arcades on three sides.
A domed museum.
Spices under brick domes.
Old city, central Kerman, Iran
Ganj Ali Khan, governor of Kerman under Shah Abbas the Great.
A school, square, caravanserai, bathhouse, mosque and bazaar.