Khakbaz Historical House in Iran

Haj Hossein Khakbaz Mohseni (Araki) mansion was built during the late Qajar time by Seyyed Hossein Khakbaz, one of the sons of Haj Agha Mohsen Araki. This building is located on Shahid Beheshti Street in Arak and in 2009 it has become a museum of fame for those who are interested in the culture and art of Islamic Iran.

The plan of this building was prepared by a Russian engineer and the work was done by Professor Morad Chamani Araki for 4 years. This pavilion building was built with special brick decorations of the Qajar era with an area of 3,000 square meters. It has east and west porches, 11 rooms, an old private bathroom and two aqueducts, one in the building area called QanatDeh and the other is under water storage, which is called, Qanat Khan. Khakbaz House is located in Mashjari area, which is part of the carpet mosaic area and some is in the form of gardening. Khakbaz traditional House in Iran was registered in the list of national monuments of Iran in 2000 by the Cultural Heritage Organization with the number 3338.

Kolah Farangi vakil historical house residence in Iran

The Kolah Farangi mansion, among the works of the late Qajar era, is located in Arak. The founder of this building was originally an English commercial company (Swiss origin) called Ziegler, after its time, a part of it was bought by one of the wealthy people of Arak named Haj Mohammad Hossein Meysamy Vakil and since then it is called Haj Vakil Shahrat. This traditional house in Iran includes a courtyard, porch, nave, ground floor and attic, which is about 900 square meters and is located in an area of 3800 square meters. The northern part of the building is extroverted and the southern part is semi-introverted. There are decorative parts on the outside of the building and the columns with glazed tiles, and there are no special decorations inside the building.

The northern exterior consists of a porch that is composed of several brick columns, and the top of the columns has simple and beautiful decorations. The basement of this building was used as a warehouse and at the top of the floor you can see a very beautiful pergola floor. Parts of the exterior of the building are decorated with glazed male tiles. There are no special decorations inside the building. The castle windows are also protected by wooden nets.

At the top of the ground floor, there is a very beautiful pergola, which in shape was like a sari for kings. It operated all the hot and cold seasons of the year. Especially in summer, the hat shaped design was open on all four sides and provided a pleasant environment. The water in this building was provided by aqueducts and wells that were dug there. Out of these evidences, we can mention the significant area of the building, belonged to a wealthy person.

Arak Historical Bath

The historical bath of the Arg is related to the Qajar era and before it. It is known as the historical bath of Chaleh Maidan. This historical mansion has been registered in the list of national monuments under the number of 29709. Arg Bath is one of the first baths in Arak and it is over 150 years old. The historical bath of Arg was the public bath until 1340, and then, by adding additions to the building, it operated as a museum until 1987. In the process of renovating the historic baths of the Arg, some additions have been removed to show the original shape of the baths.

Arak was built 200 years ago under the name "Sultan Abad". The historical monuments of the bazaar, the Four Seasons Museum, Khakbaz House, Hassanpour House and the Glass Tower are among this city’s historic sites. In terms of tourism, the history of Arak dates back to the Qajar era (Fath Ali Shah). One of the most important handicrafts in this city is Arak carpet, which has very specila art in it.

The heat required for the water and heating of the historic baths of the Arak was provided in a traditional way. This bath, like many traditional baths in Iran, has a floor heating system. The historical bath of Arak is one of the buildings that is full of great values due to its location in the main square and adjacent to the Arak government during the Qajar era, and its special architectural style. The historic baths of the Arg were formerly known as the Chaleh Maidan bathhouse.