View from Stupa towards Great Bath
View from Stupa towards Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro.
The Great Bath at Mohenjo-daro related images.
The Great Bath, as seen from the south-west
[Original 1931 text] "The Great Bath, which I have reserved to the last, was part of what appears to have been a vast hydropathic establishment and the most imposing of all the remains unearthed at Mohenjo-daro." (Marshall, Vol. I, p. 24)
The Great Bath, 1960s
The Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro in 1962.
"Great Bath" Mohenjo-Daro
The "great bath" is without doubt the earliest public water tank in the ancient world. The tank itself measures approximately 12 meters north-south and 7 meters wide, with a maximum depth of 2.4 meters.
"Great Bath" Mohenjo-Daro
A general view of the "Great Bath" and adjoining rooms.
Mohenjo-daro Great Bath in the Distance
To the left one can make out the Great Bath and the super-structure around it.
Great Bath and Granary, SD Area
The Great Bath is situated along a north-south street with a drain covered with limestone blocks. In the background is the so-called Granary, while in the foreground are the walls of several domestic structures.
Great Bath and Granary, SD Area, looking west from the stupa mound
The great bath surrounded by a brick colonnade, measures approximately 12 meters north-south and 7 meters wide, with a maximum depth of 2.4 meters.
Great Bath, SD Area, looking north
The Great Bath was entered using two wide staircases, one from the north and one from the south. The floor of the tank is watertight due to finely fitted bricks laid on edge with gypsum plaster.
Lower ledge inside the Great Bath, SD Area, southern edge, looking east
At the foot of the stairs is a small ledge with a brick edging that extends the entire width of the pool. People coming down the stairs could move along this ledge without actually stepping into the pool itself.