Hammam, a photo from Esfahan, East

Photographer's Note

Again the photo inspired by Jorge. (I could be inspired every day.). He wrote:"a turkish bath in the shape of a mosque is something offensive anyway. for a brazilian a toilet and a bath room are almost the same thing. haha." Very wrong.

A Turkish bath or hammam is a type of steam bath or a place of public bathing associated with the Islamic world. It is a prominent feature in the culture of the Muslim world and was inherited from the model of the Roman thermae. Muslim bathhouses or hammams are historically found across the Middle East, North Africa, al-Andalus (Islamic Spain and Portugal), Central Asia, the Indian subcontinent.

In Islamic cultures the significance of the hammam was both religious and civic: it provided for the needs of ritual ablutions but also provided general hygiene and served other social functions in the community such as a gendered meeting place for men and for women.

The hammam combines the functionality and the structural elements of its predecessors in the Roman thermae with the Islamic tradition of steam bathing, ritual cleansing and respect of water. Islamic bathhouses were often constructed as annex buildings of mosques which were part of larger complexes acting as both community centres and houses of worship.

After this long description from Wikipedia the picture of the Iranian hammam in Kashan. The Turkish baths are often beautiful historical places, elaborately decorated.
Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse was constructed in the 16th century.
The interior of the bathhouse is decorated with turquoise and gold tilework, plasterwork, brickwork, as well as artistic paintings. The roof of the bathhouse is made of multiple domes that contain convex glasses to provide sufficient lighting to the bathhouse while concealing it from the outside.

Two more pictures in Workshops.

ikeharel, holmertz, NickVu, jhm, PaulVDV, pierrefonds, mamcg, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Royaldevon, worldcitizen, ChrisJ, adramad, ricardomattos, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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holmertz (94534) 2021-02-24 1:17

Hello Malgo,
Three well taken and interesting photos. I am drawn between the more elegant architecture and decorations of this photo and the perfectly matching woman in the first WS. I would have been tempted to crop that photo just below her feet and focus entirely on the colours and human presence. But you probably made the right choice by picking this one.
Best regards,
Gert

pajaran (104751) 2021-02-24 3:42

Pozdrav.
Lep enterijer i detalji, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom, perspektivom i dobrim tekstom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepe fotografije i secanje.
Zelim vam lep dan, sve najbolje.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (208381) 2021-02-24 4:33

Ciao cara Malgo, great perspective on fantastic church, , fine details, excellent exposure, good clarity, wonderful colors and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jhm (205061) 2021-02-24 6:25

Hello Malgo,

This is very unique that we get, this type image out of Iran
You create nice depth en perspective too by this interior.
An excellent composition and splendid presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

PaulVDV (56271) 2021-02-24 11:02

Hello Malgo,
Kashan is a town I didn't visit when I was in Iran. There were so many beautiful places to visit ...
This is a wonderful series of three photos to demonstrate the architectural beauty of a hammam, more specifically the Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse.
Splendid photo in WS 1 including the pool.
Best regards, Paul

lousat (131319) 2021-02-24 13:09

Ciao Malgo,i like a lot your note,in fact baths means different in different religions and are very important for muslim. 3 excellent pics as usual very sharp and bright,great memories from your iranian trip. Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

kasianowak (16078) 2021-02-24 13:13

Czesc Malgosiu
Wspaniale wspomnienia z Iranu. Przypominaja mi tez moja podroz, chociaz nie bylam w Kaszan, ale przypomina mi sie moj pierwszy zachwyt perska architektura w Sziraz, tymi mozaikami, fontannami, ogrodami.
Fajne jest zdjecie kobiety w WS, ubranej tradycyjnie, ale z plecaczkiem. Dobrze ze chociaz tego im nie zabronili.
Pozdrawiam serdecznie
Kasia

pierrefonds (105413) 2021-02-24 15:35

Hi Malgo,

The design of the room is impressive. The point of view is showing the details of the hammam. The light is giving good colors rendering. Have a nice day.

Pierre

ifege (35107) 2021-02-24 19:33

Hi Malgo
A beautifully decorated interior of the (genuine) hammam. And good ws photos too.
cheers
Ian

COSTANTINO (105929) 2021-02-24 23:07

Hello dear Malgorzata and have a nice day
impressive interior with
so many decorative items
which are very well composed
you probably the right choice...
regards
costantino

jemaflor (137294) 2021-02-24 23:20

Hi Malgo,
Great decorations, nice with these lights and the good sharpness for your photo presentation, interesting post, charming hamman, tfs.

ChrisJ (162450) 2021-02-25 5:47

Hello Malgo,

Beautifully tile decorated Islamic architecture in the steam bath house. The workshop is also very good. Excellent sharpness and symmetrical framing. Tfs!

abmdsudi (90067) 2021-02-25 6:47

Hi Malgorzata
Very appealing interior architecture of a beautiful hammam. There is much to look at the exquisite detail, the tones and exposure work really fine. It's a very well conceived image indeed.
Best regards

Royaldevon (78142) 2021-02-25 9:59

Hello Malgo,

This is an excellent series of photographs, revealing the abstract patterns, which give these baths their beauty and their charm.
You must have struggled, deciding which one to use as your main photograph but, it matters not, for we have shared them all!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

Tue (83882) 2021-02-25 10:26

Hello Malgo,
I really like the warm colours of the walls and the lights combined with the many blue tiles in the lower half. A beautiful and elegant building with its many arches.
Lars

worldcitizen (14550) 2021-02-25 11:08

Hello Malgo,
This is a beautiful interior; I like the color scheme, and all the artistic details. I also like how we're looking from one space towards another, more interior space. The WS photo with the woman also taking a photograph is nice, too. Take care!

adramad (68112) 2021-02-26 10:58

Hello Malgo.
Three sensational compositions of these fabulous Arabic baths, very rich in tiles and paintings, very colorful and cheerful, are wonderful.
Sharpness, lighting, color, and the magnificent composition; they are all perfectly realized factors, in this precious image.
Well done. I like it a lot.
You have a good day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

jmdias (104966) 2021-02-26 12:04

malgo

a beautiful interior with a different style of adornments.I liked the view. anyway I guess they don't build baths inside mosques, only ablation pools..

take care

jorge

ricardomattos (15868) 2021-02-27 16:21

Hi Malgo,

This Turkish bathhouse is very well decorated. It even looks like the interior of a church. A very nice interior this one. I imagine that this one that you show us is a female bathhouse because in WS I saw another woman taking pictures.

Congratulations

Ricardo

mcmtanyel (59340) 2021-02-28 14:35

Hello Malgo,
What beautiful decorations for this hamam! Is this a working hamam or a museum?
Regards,
MT
PS. After having looked at the WS photos, I am assuming this is not operating as a hamam.