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| Vakil Water Storage | |
|---|---|
| آب انبار وکیل | |
 Interior view | |
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| Former names | Karim Khan Water Storage Chamber |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Persian |
| Location | Shiraz (Iran's capital at the time) |
| Coordinates | 29°37′01″N 52°32′48″E / 29.616995°N 52.546800°E / 29.616995; 52.546800 |
| Construction started | mid 1767 |
| Completed | late 1767 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Reserver (Welfare) |
| Size | 100 m2 (presumed) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Karim Khan Zand |
| Engineer | A team of engineers all from Zand territories |
The Vakil Water Storage is an ab anbar (water cistern) that was built in the late 18th century during the Zand dynasty. Karim Khan, the founder of the Zand dynasty, made Shiraz his capital and initiated the construction of new monuments and buildings that were necessary to improve the citizens' quality of life. He began to create a bazaar, situated at the capital, which was named Vakil Bazaar. Later on, Karim Khan ordered engineers to build a public bath as there were no baths in people's homes back during that period. The Vakil Bath construction was also completed in a short time, but the new capital of Iran needed a better source of fresh water, which is why his majesty thought about building a water reservoir chamber, an ab anbar.
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