Turkish bath Two prominent examples include the Hammam-e-Qadimi and Hammam-e-Lal Qila. Lahore's Shahi Hammam or Royal Bath House, located in the Walled City of Lahore, is one of the best preserved examples of a Mughal era Hamam. The Hamam was built in 1634 by the Mughal Governor of Lahore Hakim Ilmuddin Ansari, during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. By the mid 19th century, baths and wash houses in Britain took several forms. Turkish baths were introduced by David Urquhart, diplomat and sometime Member of Parliament for Stafford, who for political and personal reasons wished to popularise Turkish culture. In 1850, he
Turkish folk dress Turkish folk dress Turkish folk dress is a traditional style of clothing worn primarily in the rural parts of Turkey. Within the folk style of clothing are many variations based on region, gender, ethnicity, and class of the wearer. Traditional Turkish clothing is heavily influenced by Ottoman Empire fashion. The borders of the Ottoman Empire encompassed the numerous individual cultures that existed in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Anatolia. Ottoman culture, and particularly Ottoman fashion, evolved as an amalgam of these separate cultures and religions that interacted over the centuries. Ottoman fashion did not disappear with the fall of