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The
Great
Bath
of
Mohenjo-Daro
is
called
the
"earliest
public
water
tank
of
the
ancient
world".[5]
It
measures
approximately
12
metres
(40
ft)
by
7
metres
(23
ft),
with
a
maximum
depth
of
2.4
metres
(8
ft).
Two
wide
staircases,
one
from
the
north
and
one
from
the
south,
served
as
the
entry
to
the
structure.[6]
A
ledge
1.4
metres
(4
ft
7
in)
high
extending
the
entire
width
of
the
bath
is
at
the
lower
ends
of
these
stairs.
A
hole
was
also
found
at
one
end
of
the
bath
which
might
have
been
used
to
drain
the
water
into
it.
The
floor
of
the
tank
was
watertight
due
to
finely
fitted
bricks
laid
on
edge
with
a
gypsum
plaster,
and
the
side
walls
were
constructed
in
a
similar
manner.
To
make
the
tank
even
more
watertight,
a
thick
layer
of
bitumen
(waterproof
tar)
was
laid
along
the
sides
of
the
pool
and
presumably
also
on
the
floor.
Brick
colonnades
were
discovered
on
the
eastern,
northern
and
southern
edges.
The
preserved
columns
had
stepped
edges
that
may
have
held
wooden
screens
or
window
frames.
Two
large
doors
lead
into
the
complex
from
the
south
and
other
access
was
from
the
north
and
east.
A
series
of
rooms
were
located
along
the
eastern
edge
of
the
building
and
in
one
room
was
a
well
that
may
have
supplied
some
of
the
water
needed
to
fill
the
tank.
Rainwater
also
may
have
been
collected
for
the
purpose,
but
no
inlet
drains
have
been
found.
It
may
have
had
a
long
bathing
pool
built
with
waterproof
bricks
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