The Ali Gholi Agha hammam is a historical hammam in the Bidabad district of

Isfahan Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...

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. The hammam was built in 1713 by Ali Gholi Agha, who was a courtier of two

Safavid Safavid Iran or Safavid Persia (), also referred to as the Safavid Empire, '. was one of the greatest Iranian empires after the 7th-century Muslim conquest of Persia, which was ruled from 1501 to 1736 by the Safavid dynasty. It is often conside ...

kings Suleiman I and

Sultan Husayn Soltan Hoseyn ( fa, شاه سلطان حسین, Soltān-Hoseyn; 1668 – 9 September 1727) was the Safavid shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722. He was the son and successor of Shah Solayman (). Born and raised in the royal harem, Soltan Hoseyn ascen ...

. Its architectural style is

Isfahani Isfahani ( fa, اصفهانی) or Ispahani is a surname of Iranian origin. It may refer to the following: * Al-Isfahani * Al-Raghib al-Isfahani * Imad ad-Din al-Isfahani * Jalal al-Din Muhammad al-Isfahani See also * Isfahan * Al-Isfahani ...

and it was built in the late Safavid era. The structure consists of one large hammam and a small hammam and also a

Howz In traditional Persian architecture, a howz ( fa, حوض) is a centrally positioned symmetrical axis pool. If in a traditional house or private courtyard, it is used for bathing, aesthetics or both. If in a sahn of a mosque, it is used for perfo ...

. Each of these hammams consists of a dressing room and a Garmkhaneh (hothouse), so that they could be used in that time separately by men and women. At present, the structure is a museum and can be visited by tourists.http://bashgah.tebyan.net/archive/specialoccasions/religious/year1382/2011/2/2/154480.html Ali Gholi Agha and his brother Khosro Agha, who built Khosro Agha hammam, were two well-known benefactors in that time.

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