Traditional reservoir's by shervin19

Lar - Iran, Fårs An āb anbār آب انب-;ار is a traditional reservoir or cistern of drinking water in Persian antiquity. The Persian phrase literally translates as "water reservoir".

Uploaded: Apr, 29 2010 | Taken: Apr, 16 2008| Viewed: 32 times  | 2 votes Camera: Nokia | Model: 6220c-1 | Exposure 2000/1000000s, f3.0, ISO 100 | FLength: 6mm

shervin19 - Apr, 29 2010 03:04am To withstand the pressure the water exerts on the containers of the storage tank, the storage itself was built below ground level. One important aspect to consider here is their resistance to earthquakes. The construction material used for ab anbars were very tough and extensively used a special mortar called sarooj made of sand, clay, egg whites, lime, goat hair, and ash in specific proportions, depending on location and climate of the city. This mixture was thought to be completely water impenetrable. The walls of the storage were often 2 meters thick, and special bricks had to be used. These bricks were especially baked for ab anbars and were called Ajor Ab anbari. pesu - Apr, 29 2010 11:04am Very good picture, Bagher, and thank you for the great detailed information you give to us with your pics - very interesting! farnaz - May, 13 2010 12:05pm very beautiful photo shervin.thank you.