Rakhtshooy Khaneh Edifice
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The Rakhtshooy Khaneh Edifice (Persian: بنای رختشویخانه), also known as the Edifice of Rakhtshooy Khaneh, is a historical lavoir (a wash-house for clothing),[1] which lies at the historical center of the city of Zanjan and was built in the 20th century. It was used for washing clothes[2] by women who lived in city. The clothes were washed in four phases, with the washing beginning at one the end of the water canal and ending at the other.[1]
It was constructed by two brothers named Mashad Akbar and Mashadi Esmail. Akbar was an architect and Esmail was a stone mason.[3] This historic building is currently being used as Zanjan Anthropological Museum.[1]
