Vakil Water Storage

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Vakil Water Storage
آب انبار وکیل
Interior view
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. [1]